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No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word; he knows that it is on the spoken word, and… — Lascelles Abercrombie
Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace. — George Santayana
But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all… — Federica Montseny
In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my father was the… — Bruno Schulz
Book tours are almost designed to beat out of an author any affection he has for his book. — Michael Lewis
I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness,… — Barnett Newman
On the day when man told the story of his life to man, history was born. — Alfred de Vigny
There have always been poets who performed. Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends. — Adrian Mitchell
Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or less automatic reflexes from the stimuli of his environment. — G. Stanley Hall
I'm like a decathlete who does all of the events he's used to, but is being forced by certain circumstances to focus on three events,… — Michael Nyman
A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't… — Bill Dickey
Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free. — Naguib Mahfouz
I was in relationship with a guy who was much older than me - either he was past his prime and I was coming into… — Deana Carter
A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul. — Mika
So much is man the slave of his heart that he will shut his eyes to what does not please him and believe all that… — Mika
So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that… — Mika
A mugwump is a person educated beyond his intellect. — Horace Porter
Even in a gleefully negative comic, there is optimism, although it's slightly hidden: It comes out through a comic character's sheer tenacity. He keeps going… — Lev Yilmaz
The blues comes right back to a person's feelings, to his daily activities in life. But rich people don't know nothing about the blues, please… — Jimmy Rushing
This business switching styles can't be done honestly by one man. As soon as he can play his instrument well, he can express himself, and… — Jimmy Rushing
A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity… — James Payn
As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a… — James Payn
It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few actions for libel on account of these unfortunate coincidences than… — James Payn
I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work… — Ernst Lubitsch
There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip… — Paul Erdos

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