A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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One of my lungs is half gone, and the other half, because I smoked for years, has a lesion. So I can't swim anymore and had the swimming pool covered over. Now it's what I call the dance pavilion, and so I and my friends sit out and put music on and watch people dance. ~Maya Angelou
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Gratitude makes things right. ~Melody Beattie
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Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. ~Carolina Herrera
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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As we continue to fight the war on terror, we express our gratitude to our troops whose valor over the last three years provided freedom to the Iraqis, while protecting our liberty here at home. ~Tim Murphy
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There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ~Indian Proverb
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Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported. ~Sheryl Sandberg
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb
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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German Proverb
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There is no place like home. ~English Proverb
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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. ~Laurel Clark
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Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. ~Malagasy Proverb
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A child is what you put into him. ~African Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Mother is a verb, not a noun. ~Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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A fish and a bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together. ~African Proverb
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Death always comes too early or too late. ~English Proverb
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A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabic Proverb
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I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling. ~Hugh Jackman
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