History can never be covered up.

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I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we.

Konrad Lorenz

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found , missing , link

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Writing provides no guarantees. And writers who stay with writing do it for reasons that are larger than self.

Jayne Anne Phillips

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writing , provides , writers

Proverbs

God writes on crooked lines.

South American Proverb

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god , writes , crooked

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Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.

Christina Aguilera

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women

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About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.

Kurt Vonnegut

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best

Proverbs

God comes at last when we think he is furthest off.

Arab Proverb

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proverbs, arab-proverb

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Performancism is the mindset that equates our identity and value directly with our performance and accomplishments.

Tullian Tchividjian

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mindset , our , identity

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We called 'Heavy Rain' an interactive drama, for whatever that's worth.

David Cage

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interactive , whatever

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Mother Nature may be forgiving this year, or next year, but eventually she's going to come around and whack you. You've got to be prepared.

Geraldo Rivera

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nature

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I go back and forth between wanting to be abundantly simple and maddeningly complex.

John Baldessari

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go , back , forth

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You don't win a fight by the size and the weight.

Mikey Garcia

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win , fight , size

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Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.

Alexander the Great

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heaven , cannot , brook

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You ask any moviemaker what their favorite movie experience was, and they'll say it was one of the first ones, where everyone had to pitch in and do everything together, and you had to struggle.

Robert Rodriguez

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experience

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Obviously Gwilym is a very Welsh name! My father is from Maesteg, and my mother's from Abergavenny.

Gwilym Lee

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obviously , very , welsh

Proverbs

You cannot drink and whistle at the same time.

Danish Proverb

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you , cannot , drink , whistle , same

Facts

"Darth vader" is derived from old dutch, meaning "Dark father"

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vader , derived , old

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"Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye."

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based , which , nothing

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"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

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facts

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"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

Danish Proverb

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how , black , thou , said , kettle

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first KFC outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "Eat your fingers off"

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good , had , bit

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "eat your fingers off".

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facts

Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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proverbs, yiddish-proverb

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"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

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millions , mankind , lived

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"Force me, and I shall commit no sin," said the girl.

German Proverb

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shall , commit , said

Facts

"Fox tossing" was once a popular sport.

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tossing , once , popular

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"Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel."

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two , great , theorem

Proverbs

"Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

Nigerian Proverb

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me , push , does , mean , give

Facts

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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facts

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"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

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culture , born , good

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"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.

German Proverb

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cry , little , said , he

– Zhu Rongji –

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