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Eugene Ionesco: The universe seems...

Eugene Ionesco: The universe seems...

The universe seems to me infinitely strange and foreign. At such a moment I gaze upon it with a mixture of anguish...

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Louise A Bogan: But childhood prolonged,...

Louise A Bogan: But childhood prolonged,...

But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.

Source:...

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Jim Carrey: If I had...

Jim Carrey: If I had...

If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my...

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John Bright: Popular applause veers...

John Bright: Popular applause veers...

Popular applause veers with the wind.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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M F K Fisher: Central heating, French...

M F K Fisher: Central heating, French...

Central heating, French rubber goods, and cookbooks are three amazing proofs of man's ingenuity in transforming...

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Kenneth MacKenzie Clark: True perfection is...

Kenneth MacKenzie Clark: True perfection is...

True perfection is achieved only by those who are prepared to destroy it. It is a by-product of...

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bell hooks: The academy is...

bell hooks: The academy is...

The academy is not paradise. But learning is a place where paradise can be created.

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Jane Addams: The new growth...

Jane Addams: The new growth...

The new growth in the plant swelling against the sheath, which at the same time imprisons and protects it, must still...

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The sad truth...

The sad truth...

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

Source: The Feminine Eye,...

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The perfect joys...

The perfect joys...

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

Source: In...

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Scott Adams: Your Business clothes...

Scott Adams: Your Business clothes...

Your Business clothes are naturally attracted to staining liquids. This attraction is strongest just before an...

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M F K Fisher: . . ....

M F K Fisher: . . ....

. . . word-sniffing . . . is an addiction, like glue -- or snow -- sniffing in a somewhat less destructive way,...

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Theodore Dreiser: To the untraveled,...

Theodore Dreiser: To the untraveled,...

To the untraveled, territory other than their own familiar heath is invariably fascinating. Next to love it is the one...

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What troubles me...

What troubles me...

What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be...

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There is no...

There is no...

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is...

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Bad officials are...

Bad officials are...

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

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-- George...

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Leonardo da Vinci: All our knowledge...

Leonardo da Vinci: All our knowledge...

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages...

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Eugene Ionesco: Shakespeare was the...

Eugene Ionesco: Shakespeare was the...

Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair.

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William Wordsworth: I travelled among...

William Wordsworth: I travelled among...

I travelled among unknown men,
In lands beyond the sea;
Nor England! did I know till then
What love I bore to...

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M F K Fisher: . . ....

M F K Fisher: . . ....

. . . most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak.

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