The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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But every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood. ~Betsy Lerner
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Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb
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Translation is not a matter of words only, it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. ~Anthony Burgess
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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one is never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ~Aldous Huxley
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All the prayers in the Scripture you will find to be reasoning with God, not a multitude of words heaped together. ~Stephen Charnock
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose; anything goes. ~Cole Porter
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Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
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I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. ~Ronald Reagan
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly. ~Pete Sampras
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
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When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become. ~Louis Pasteur
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Hold a true friend with both your hands. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ~Proverb
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If you are a really good marathoner, you have to run New York. ~Haile Gebrselassie
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails. ~Scottish Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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