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For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices. ~Hannah Arendt
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. ~English Proverb
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proverbiosLanguage in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can. ~George E. Allen
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Love's in need of love today, don't delay; send yours in right away. ~Stevie Wonder
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At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives. ~Alan Hirsch
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness, even self-loathing. If no jeans fit, you'll feel uncomfortable or inferior. If no housing developments reflect your taste for unique architecture, you'll write screeds against philistine mass culture. ~Virginia Postrel
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I had somehow always thought of the classics of literature as something apart from me, something to do with academic life and not something you enjoyed. ~Alan Bennett
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Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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I only discovered the "Harry Potter" series in my tenth standard. I dived right into it, often reading non-stop through the day and night. It was the morning after one such readathon when I was to appear for a chemistry exam. Spending my night with the third edition of "Harry Potter" didn't help much, and I fared poorly. ~Sonam Kapoor
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Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. ~Persian Proverb
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Better wear out shoes than sheets. ~Scottish Proverb
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Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. ~Woody Allen
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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest. ~Alain Robert
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God gives the nuts, but he doesn't crack them. ~German Proverb
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"Alien" asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. "The Matrix" delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing. ~Jason Reitman
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To love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives, into a green and smiling age, is to be a good artis en life and deserve well of yourself and your neighbor. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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