To set up what you like against what you do not like, this is the disease of the mind. ~Zen Proverb
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The main courtyard was filled with warriors, mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before. Some were tending the wounded. Some were sharpening spears and swords. One passed us, swimming in a hurry. His eyes were bright green, like that stuff they put in glo-sticks, and his teeth were shark teeth. They don't show you stuff like that in "The Little Mermaid. ~Rick Riordan
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Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb
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You do not need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ~Jewish Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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I look at couples in the street who are in their sixties and have been together for 40 years, and they're my idols. That's Ice and me for sure. ~Coco Austin
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A hen is heavy when carried far. ~Irish Proverb
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I think when it comes to botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices. ~Debra Winger
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes. ~Camille Paglia
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I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further. ~Donald Glover
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Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them. ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy. ~Hannes Alfven
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Neglect starts out as an infection then becomes a disease. ~Jim Rohn
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Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin. ~Joseph Goebbels
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A silent mouth is melodious. ~Irish Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth. ~Chinese Proverb
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