Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go. ~Wayne McGregor
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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. ~Lou Brock
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A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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We are the captains of our own ships sailing the sea of life, but in times of a stormy weather, you will discover true friends when they don’t hesitate to be a lighthouse. ~Dodinsky
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One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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People have to be free to investigate computer security. People have to be free to look for the vulnerabilities and create proof of concept code to show that they are true vulnerabilities in order for us to secure our systems. ~Edward Snowden
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Do not look for evil. Look for the goodness of God all around you. As you look for signs of His presence, many more opportunities will occur for you to bless people and share God's true nature. ~Graham Cooke
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. ~Zen Proverb
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It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong. ~Randal Marlin
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? ~Zen Proverb
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The more I can hear, the more I can learn, the better off I'll be. ~Joe Sakic
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
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But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made. ~Errol Morris
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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People say, "Don't you get tired of people coming up to you all the time?" But what's wrong with strangers saying they love you? ~John C. Reilly
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese Proverb
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