Going to church doesn't make you a christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car.

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If you expect perfection from other people, your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumbling and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.

Bruce Barton

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you , expect , perfection , other , your

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I'm not naive enough to pretend that on its own cinema can capture the very soul of significant social and cultural problems.

David Puttnam

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naive , enough , pretend

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I've always wanted to be able to paint the dawn.

David Hockney

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always , wanted , able

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It's essential that you make eye contact with your audience. You've got to know what's happening out there.

Rolf Harris

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essential , make , eye

Proverbs

Better make profit out of manure than losses with musk.

Arabic Proverb

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better , make , profit , out , manure

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The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.

Jason Statham

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My humanitarian work evolved from being with my family. My mom, my dad, they really set a great example for giving back. My mom was a nurse, my dad was a school teacher. But my mom did a lot of things for geriatrics and elderly people. She would do home visits for free.

Cat Cora

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Proverbs

With money you can comfort any woman.

French Proverb

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money , you , comfort , any

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In truth everything and everyone is a shadow of the beloved, and our seeking is his seeking and our words are his words... We search for him here and there, while looking right at him. Sitting by his side, we ask: "o beloved, where is the beloved?"

Rumi

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truth , everything , everyone , shadow , our

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You can't be a real man if you don't look out for your kids. They need you.

Bill O'Reilly

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real , man , look

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My favorite days were when I had a cold and could stay home from school and draw all day long.

Barbara Cooney

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favorite , days , were

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But Wordsworth is the poet I admire above all others.

Andrew Motion

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wordsworth , poet , admire

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I had a lot of fun playing a naagin. It is all fantasy, so it was great.

Karishma Tanna

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had , lot , fun

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The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.

Leonardo da Vinci

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function , muscle , pull

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There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill.

Jack Henry Abbott

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never , sufficient , evidence

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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Proverbs

"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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Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

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

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"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

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

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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

Going to church doesn't make you a christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car.

– Laurence J. Peter –

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