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It had ceased raining in the night and he walked out on the road and called for the dog. He called and… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
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That literary-popular distinction is, in my view, vastly overstated. At the far poles there are clearly books that are purely commercial and… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
It is the transcendent (or 'abstract' or 'self-contained') nature of music that the new so called concretism--Pop Art, eighteen-hour slices-of-reality films, musique… — Igor Stravinsky Copy Share Image
Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
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Countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Nice distinctions are troublesome. It is so much easier to say that a thing is black, than to discriminate the particular shade… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
The motives of the best actions will not bear too strict an inquiry. It is allowed that the cause of most actions,… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
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There is a broad distinction between religion and theology. The one is a natural, human experience common to all well-organized minds. The… — Lucretia Mott Copy Share Image
We manage to swallow flesh only because we do not think of the cruel and sinful thing that we do. Cruelty... is… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
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The aims of these three groups are entirely irreconcilable. The aim of the High is to remain where they are. The aim… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
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Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinction. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I separated from the Southern Baptists when they adopted the discriminatory attitude towards women, because I believe what Paul taught in Galatians… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
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The human mind is generally far more eager to praise and dispraise than to describe and define. It wants to make every… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you would understand this secret, you must first understand the distinction between training an animal and educating one. Trained animals are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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