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The rights of women are to the 21st century what civil rights were to the 20th. — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
The sets of 'Lootera' itself transport you to the 15th century, since everything was designed according to that era. — Vikrant Massey Copy Share Image
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
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At some point in the next century the number of invented languages will probably overtake the number of surviving natural languages. — Cullen Murphy Copy Share Image
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