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So it may be a language that separates you - again, social networks. But second-generation Asian and Hispanics, second, and third and… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
“Kindness starts simply. An encouraging word. A loving gesture. A tender sentiment sent through the mail. A thoughtful small token. The gift… — Karen Ehman Copy Share Image
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The passion for travelling is, I believe, instinctive in some natures. We have seen men persevere in their enterprises against the most… — James Holman Copy Share Image
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Languages are true analytical methods. Algebra, the means of expression which is the simplest, most exact and best adapted to its object,… — Antoine Lavoisier Copy Share Image
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![“Foreshadowings of the principles and even of the language of [the infinitesimal] calculus can be found in the writings of Napier , Kepler , Cavalieri , Fermat , Wallis , and Barrow . It was Newton 's good luck to come at a time when everything was ripe for the discovery, and his ability enabled…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/e09/anonymous-1_ability_foreshadowings-of-the-principles-and-eve_273197.jpg)
![“I wanted to feel those words in my mouth as I spoke them aloud. Words could be like food - they felt like something in your mouth. They tasted like something. [...] Those words tasted bitter. But the worst part was that those words were living inside me. And they were leaking out of me. Words were…” quote by Benjamin Alire Sáenz](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/6df/benjamin-alire-s-enz-1125_language_i-wanted-to-feel-those-words-in-my-mouth_2292345.png)
![“When I [first] went to university, I was doing foreign languages, because I had done them since I was 13 years old. I had done French and German. I picked up Italian, just sort of blasted through the exams, [and then] took off overseas, because I wanted to be an actor. I thought, "I'm just not…” quote by Nick Offerman](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/87b/nick-offerman-2326_academic_when-i-first-went-to-university-i-was-do_2190392.png)
![“The fact is that the more we take flight upward [to God], the more our words are confined to the ideas we are capable of forming; so that now as we plunge into that darkness which is beyond intellect, we shall find ourselves not simply running short of words but actually speechless and unknowing.” quote by Pope Dionysius](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/9a7/pope-dionysius-28663_capable_the-fact-is-that-the-more-we-take-flight_3102212.png)
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