There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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Some may claim that is it unscientific to speak of the operations of nature as miracles. But the point of the title lies in the paradox of finding so many wonderful things subservient to the rule of law. ~Elisha Gray
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Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life. ~Joseph Prince
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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I just can't sleep tonight knowing that things ain't right. ~Justin Bieber
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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Do not look for more honor than your learning merits. ~Jewish Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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When a woman is openly bad she is then at her best. ~Latin Proverb
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Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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With lies you may get ahead in the world, but you can never go back. ~Russian Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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I watched her for a long time, memorizing her shoulders, her long-legged gait. This was how girls left. They packed up their suitcases and walked away in high heels. They pretended they weren't crying, that it wasn't the worst day of their lives. That they didn't want their mothers to come running after them, begging their forgiveness, that they wouldn't have gone down on their knees and thanked god if they could stay. ~Janet Fitch
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The footprint of the owner is the best manure. ~English Proverb
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More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. ~Spanish Proverb
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Science is changing. God's Word does not change! ~Adrian Rogers
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I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. ~Bob Colacello
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The nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating. ~Proverb
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If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly. ~David Suzuki
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Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit. ~Dorothy Thompson
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He who is not ashamed does whatever he likes. ~Arabic Proverb
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
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