We live through books; we have adventures in them, we lead alternative lives through them. We expand our memories through them. And that sometimes art can offer us more intense experiences of the world than life itself can. ~Anthony Doerr
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life. ~Tim Blake Nelson
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I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
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The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it. ~Robert Edison Fulton
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb
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The West is dead; you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. ~Charles Marion Russell
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
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Do not fall before you are pushed. ~English Proverb
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Be neither intimate nor distant with the clergy. ~Irish Proverb
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He bites his tongue who speaks in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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Jealousy and love are sisters. ~Russian Proverb
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I have possessed that heart, that noble soul, in whose presence I seemed to be more than I really was, because I was all that I could be. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ~Italian Proverb
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
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In our changing world nothing changes more than geography. ~Pearl S. Buck
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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One who asks questions is a fool for five minutes, one who does not ask questions remains a fool forever. ~Chinese Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ~English Proverb
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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