When the sun is highest it casts the least shadow.

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"Age before beauty," said the devil as he threw his grandmother off' the stairs.

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"Ahu" are stone platforms on which many moai sit. There are 313 known ahu and 125 of these carry moai. The biggest, Ahu Tongariki is 220 m (720 ft), and had the most (15) and tallest moai.

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"All freight lightens," said the skipper, when he threw his wife overboard.

German Proverb

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"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

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"Almost a hit," said the boy as he threw the stone at his dog and hit his stepmother's leg.

Danish Proverb

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"Almost" and "About" prevent lying.

French Proverb

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"Almost" never killed a fly.

English Proverb

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"An egg is an egg," said the beadle, but he took the goose-egg.

German Proverb

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"Android" is gender specific.

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"Ascension Thursday" is 40 days after Easter and is when Christ was said to have ascended to heaven.

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"Away with you, be a peddlar, a knave," says the hangman to his man.

German Proverb

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"Bad company," said the thief, as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk.

Dutch Proverb

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"But" is a fence over which few leap.

German proverb

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"Come and I'll tell you something," tickles the ear.

African Proverb

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"Come see me" and "Come live with me" are two different things.

Virgin Islander Proverb

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I've been to all seven continents on assignment for 'SI.'

Steve Rushin

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Everyone wants the rich to pay more in taxes.

Michael Arrington

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I stand to learn more working as an actor with really talented people than I do by directing a feature.

Domhnall Gleeson

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I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?

Jean Kerr

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I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (To contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.

Kenzo Tange

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I don't follow any kind of 'isms.' If there is one, it will be Pram-ism.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

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In May 2008, L.A. Police arrested Cyrus Yazdani for vandalism. He had published many of his graffiti adventures on YouTube with a rap soundtrack. His YouTube publications helped police find and arrest him.

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Maybe they will now.

Rudy Giuliani

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Two lightning flashes cannot come from one cloud.

Burundian Proverb

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If I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.

Alan Greenspan

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Adding jobs is the last thing on my mind. The steep increase in wages is a real financial strain for us.

Lee Jae-kwang

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Me and my two best friends went to see the Ramones in 1979, and two weeks later, I was like, 'We're starting a band. That's it.'

Ad-Rock

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A sutra in a horse's ear.

Japanese Proverb

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As a kid from Detroit, I played whatever sport was in season football, basketball, wrestling, whatever it was. I was an active kid.

Jalen Rose

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I'm constantly learning, and that is the greatest gift of life in my opinion - to always be learning and growing.

Kristin Chenoweth

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When the sun is highest it casts the least shadow.

– Italian Proverb –

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