There is no meaning to a flower unless it blooms. ~Zen Proverb
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I've had a fairy tale life. I had a perfect family, a beautiful childhood, an incredible upbringing. I lived a lot of life but a lot of good life. ~John Stamos
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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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Don't imitate the fly before you have wings. ~French Proverb
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese Proverb
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One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. ~Japanese Proverb
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Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
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To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance. ~Michelle Wie
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All life is rife with possibilities. Seeds have possibilities, but all their tomorrows are caught by the patterning of their life cycle. Animals have possibilities that are greater than that of a fir tree or a blade of grass. Still, though, for most animals, the pattern of instinct, the patterns of their lives, are very strong. Humanity has a far greater range of possibilities, especially the very young. Who will children grow up to be? Who will they marry, what will they believe, what will they create? Creation is a very powerful seed of possibility. ~Patricia Briggs
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
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A live dog is better than a dead lion. ~Irish Proverb
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A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. ~Irish Proverb
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed. ~Azerbaijani 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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You can't prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. ~Chinese proverb
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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Your constant utilization of thought to give continuity to your separate self is you. There is nothing there inside you other than that. ~U.G. Krishnamurti
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Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb
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The teeth are smiling, but is the heart? ~African Proverb
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Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one. ~Edith Wharton
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A forest is in an acorn. ~Proverb
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