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It's a different thing to write a love story now than in the time of Jane Austen, Eliot, or Tolstoy. One of… — Mona Simpson Copy Share Image
Digital technology has thrown a closed shop wide open, and there are more people out there snapping away than ever before. Some… — Joe McNally Copy Share Image
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The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
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Rather than have it the principal thing in my son's mind, I would gladly have him think that the sun went round… — Thomas Arnold Copy Share Image
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The progress of science is much more muddled than is depicted in most history books. This is especially true of theoretical physics,… — David Gross Copy Share Image
With almost no exceptions, art by men is much more expensive than art by women. Even great women artists, like Louise Bourgeois… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
I wasn't one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school, but I persevered and concentrated… — Eddie Marsan Copy Share Image
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I hate the gym, so I try to diversify my workouts with swimming and basketball. Indoors, it's less boring than running. I… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
I have no doubt concerning that Supreme Goodness, who is so eager to share His blessings, or of that everlasting love which… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
The obsessive focus on a college degree has served neither taxpayers nor students well. Only 35 percent of students starting a four-year… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
Most of my folks back home think Social Security and Medicare are sacred commitments stronger than the strongest contract. And yet if… — Jim Cooper Copy Share Image
Not only a great game, 'Uncharted 2' raised the bar for storytelling for the medium. The game treated action as a part… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
I certainly don't delude myself that there aren't certainly more important things to do in life than make people laugh, but I… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
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Many people do not realize that where unions have bargaining rights employers cannot raise wages or improve benefit plans any more than… — Charles E. Wilson Copy Share Image
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We go on and on about our differences. But, you know, our differences are less important than our similarities. People have a… — William Hall Copy Share Image
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The whole soul is in the whole body, in the bones and in the veins and in the heart; it is no… — Giordano Bruno Copy Share Image
I grew up very differently than a lot of other people in my hometown in Mississippi. But I can't imagine my life… — Taylor Spreitler Copy Share Image
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Higher productivity enables companies to increase sales without adding workers. Even if job markets tighten and wages rise, corporate profits can continue… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
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We had every kind of audience you could name. Young, old, not-so-old, some older than old, some younger than young: they were… — John Hunter Copy Share Image
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