I cannot assume emotions I do not feel, and must describe Jerusalem as I found it. Since being here, I have read… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
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Writing is such lonely work that I try to keep myself cheered up. If something strikes me as funny in the act… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
You want the vote so badly that you think it worth while to become hysterical over it.' 'There is not much hysteria… — Stella Benson Copy Share Image
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The poor, you know, have a way of solving problems...they have a tremendous capacity for suffering. And so when you build a… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
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The idea that boys want to sleep with their mothers strikes most men as the silliest thing they have ever heard. Obviously,… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
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