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William Wordsworth: But an old...

William Wordsworth: But an old...

But an old age serene and bright,
And lovely as a Lapland night,
Shall lead thee to thy...

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Rupert Brooke: Breathless, we flung...

Rupert Brooke: Breathless, we flung...

Breathless, we flung us on the windy hill,
Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely...

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Rupert Brooke: A book may...

Rupert Brooke: A book may...

A book may be compared to your neighbor: if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too...

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Basil Bunting: Always carry a...

Basil Bunting: Always carry a...

Always carry a corkscrew and the wine shall provide itself.

Source: In The...

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Philip James Bailey: Art is man's...

Philip James Bailey: Art is man's...

Art is man's nature: Nature is God's art.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Arthur Hugh Clough: Thou shalt not...

Arthur Hugh Clough: Thou shalt not...

Thou shalt not covet; but tradition
Approves all forms of competition.


Source:...

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Francis Thompson: Spring is come...

Francis Thompson: Spring is come...

Spring is come home with her world-wandering feet.
And all the things are made young with young...

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Jean de la Fontaine: This fellow did...

Jean de la Fontaine: This fellow did...

This fellow did not see further than his own nose.

Source: Fables, III, 'Le Renard...

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Diane Wakoski: Learning to live...

Diane Wakoski: Learning to live...

Learning to live with what you're born with
is the process,
the involvement,
the making of a...

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Tobias Smollett: Some folk are...

Tobias Smollett: Some folk are...

Some folk are wise, and some are otherwise.

Source: Roderick Random, Ch. 6.
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Alfred Hitchcock: For me, the...

Alfred Hitchcock: For me, the...

For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.

Source: Quoted in:...

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Steven Spielberg: Only a generation...

Steven Spielberg: Only a generation...

Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers.

Source: In The...

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Robert Mitchum: I kept the...

Robert Mitchum: I kept the...

I kept the same suit for six years and the same dialogue. They just changed the title of the picture and the leading...

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Oliver Stone: I do believe...

Oliver Stone: I do believe...

I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations. Everyone is a critic, everyone can do it better....

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Derek Jarman: I wouldn't wish...

Derek Jarman: I wouldn't wish...

I wouldn't wish the eighties on anyone, it was the time when all that was rotten bubbled to the surface. If you were...

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Mahalia Jackson: God can make...

Mahalia Jackson: God can make...

God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.

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Robert Orben: If you can...

Robert Orben: If you can...

If you can laugh together, you can work together.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Robert Orben: If those scientists...

Robert Orben: If those scientists...

If those scientists are so smart, why do they all count backward?

Source:
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Ella Fitzgerald: I stole everything...

Ella Fitzgerald: I stole everything...

I stole everything that I heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.

Source: In...

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Betty Carter: After me there...

Betty Carter: After me there...

After me there are no more jazz singers . . . It's a crime that no little singer is back there sockin' it to me in my...

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