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Dogs invite us not only to share their joy but also to live in the moment, where we are neither proceeding from… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
We have reversed the usual classical notion that the independent "elementary parts" of the world are the fundamental reality, and that the… — David Bohm Copy Share Image
The Bobbit case, which brought to life the ancient mythic archetype of woman as castrator, demonstrated that women are as aggressive as… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
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I just remember their kindness and goodness to me, and their peacefulness and their utter simplicity. They inspired real reverence, and I… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
In HEATHEN, R. Flowers Rivera remixes the classical and the Biblical, the usual and the typical until what we thought we knew… — Terrance Hayes Copy Share Image
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I don't know if I ever mentioned back in 2002 we fought our way into a governor's debate in Massachusetts where, you… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
It's very simple. If the American people care about a lot of things including corruption in government, then, in fact, if you… — Darrell Issa Copy Share Image
We had a great lunch. Senator Capper paid for it. The Republican pays, as usual. And everything that the Democrats are doin'… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
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The Islamists had control over territory that was about half the size of the Federal Republic of Germany. For years, we have… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
the usual attitude of Christians towards Jews is - I hardly know whether to say more impious or more stupid, when viewed… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Born to an age where horror has become commonplace, where tragedy has, by its monotonous repetition, become a parody of sorrow, we… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
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You're talking to investors - and investors, they look at you and they realize, you know, not every business they invest in… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book's artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
The main question to a novel is -- did it amuse? were you surprised at dinner coming so soon? did you mistake… — Sydney Smith Copy Share Image
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I'd write of people and places like I knew, and I'd make my characters talk everyday English; and I'd let the sun… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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We had no churches, no religious organizations, no sabbath day, no holidays, and yet we worshiped. Sometimes the whole tribe would assemble… — Geronimo Copy Share Image
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And Complicated Grief is a text that announces, from the start, in its citation of influence, dense intertextuality and hybridity, a failure… — Laura Mullen Copy Share Image
When I first prepared this particular talk... I realized that my usual approach is usually critical. That is, a lot of the… — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
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My colleagues in elementary particle theory in many lands [and I] are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and… — Murray Gell-Mann Copy Share Image
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Let us suppose that an ichthyologist is exploring the life of the ocean. He casts a net into the water and brings… — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
The civil rights situation is like a pregnancy. It will get worse, I believe, before it gets better. What the usual pregnancy… — Gwendolyn Brooks Copy Share Image
The camel carries on his dreary circular task with his usual slow and pompous step and head poised superciliously, as if it… — Freya Stark Copy Share Image
The 1980's was the first time in the history of imperialism that people from the imperial society went in substantial numbers to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Pragmatism asks its usual question. "Grant an idea or belief to be true," it says, "what concrete difference will its being true… — William James Copy Share Image
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There was the usual dreaminess, I suppose. Also a shyness that caused me - and others - to notice that I could… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
People? People are chaotic quiddities living in one cave each. They pass the hours in amorous grudge and playback and thought experiment.… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
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