I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If you will not try, you will go to your grave with your song still inside you. ~Henry David Thoreau
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War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. ~Salvatore Quasimodo
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I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that. ~Freddy Adu
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There have been a couple of jobs I have done without thinking, without being engaged, and they just stink. ~Clancy Brown
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. ~James Thurber
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home. ~Evelyn Glennie
#quotes #evelyn-glennie #travel #home

When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. ~Maya Angelou
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
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When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Zen Proverb
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
#quotes #julie-delpy #people

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
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I dream about people who do not need to have sex to know they love each other. ~Carol Rifka Brunt
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I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time; without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. ~Kofi Annan
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Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Animals are the best actors. They never lie, they're always present, and they listen. That's a lot more than a lot of actors can say for themselves. ~Graham Phillips
#quotes #graham-phillips #animals #acting #entertainment

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails. ~John Mortimer
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I make the girls jump like I am Kris Kross. ~Nicki Minaj
#quotes #nicki-minaj #kris-kross #music

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than them. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. ~Billy Sunday
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Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. ~Sigmund Freud
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose. ~Warren Christopher
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A postponement till morning, a postponement for ever. ~Irish Proverb
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