Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week, and we had to satisfy customers, and we had competitors that we had to compete with in order to have those customers come into our stores, and we had to compete with other employers for our employees. ~John Mackey
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A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The fact that you own a gun and shoot to defend your life is a very American way of thinking. ~Isabel Allende
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. ~Heidi Klum
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Never write a letter while you are angry. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everything is prospective, and man is to live hereafter. That the world is for his education is the only sane solution of the enigma. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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As we live, so we learn. ~Yiddish Proverb
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I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
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Beggars can't be choosers. ~English Proverb
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I have a natural curiosity for people. ~Nicholas Haslam
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ~Mexican Proverb
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. ~Spanish Proverb
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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We learn little from victory, much from defeat. ~Japanese Proverb
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A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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