Actions speak louder than words. ~English Proverb
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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The excess of virtue is a vice. ~Greek Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb
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From a director's point of view, if I can create different characters which impress the audience, that is fantastic for me. ~Stephen Chow
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Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. ~Marie de Rabutin Chantal
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If you want a friend, be a friend. ~English Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese 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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Young twigs will bend but not old trees. ~Dutch Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English 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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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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In Mallrats, you pretty much don't see him sell any weed, really. I don't consider him a big dealer. ~Jason Mewes
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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ~English Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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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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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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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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