Truly, there are terrible primal arcana of earth which had better be left unknown and unevoked; dread secrets which have nothing to do with man, and which man may learn only in exchange for peace and sanity; cryptic truths which make the knower evermore an alien among his kind, and cause him to walk alone on earth. ~H. P. Lovecraft
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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You have got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb
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I've always felt that music should be a normal part of the experience that surrounds people. ~Morton Gould
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The Senate is now considering increasing government subsidies for corn growers to produce more ethanol. If we produce enough ethanol we can postpone our next invasion of a Middle Eastern country for two to three years. ~Jay Leno
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Every disease is a physician. ~Irish Proverb
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Every beginning is weak. ~Irish Proverb
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Connoisseurs think the art is already done. ~John Constable
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I don't ever want to be comfortable with anything I'm doing. ~Ron Perlman
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ~Abraham Maslow
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Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect! ~Jonathan Richman
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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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Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life, it could be interpreted as antigay. ~John Schlesinger
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
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A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ~Irish Proverb
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Eat and drink, and let the world go to ruin. ~Arabic Proverb
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There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. ~John Clayton
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LIFE equals Live In Full Effect! ~Joseph Simmons
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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