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I'd be the first one to tell you that I would like to think that I had called timeout before that. I… — Les Miles Copy Share Image
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I came to what I think of as the critical problem: the aging process of a piece of music. I noticed in… — Paul Lansky Copy Share Image
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The book it reminded me of most is Henry Miller’s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his… — Andre Alexis Copy Share Image
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There are relatively few atheists among neurologists and brain surgeons and astrophysicists, but many among psychologists, sociologists, and historians. The reason seems… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
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Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
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Jefferson found in the religion phrases of the First Amendment no vague or fuzzy language to be bent or shaped or twisted… — Edwin Gaustad Copy Share Image
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