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The term itself--my life--is a desperate overstatement. — Don DeLillo
You will write if you will write without thinking of the result in terms of a result, but think of the writing in terms of… — Gertrude Stein
There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't. — Daniel Handler
Freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue… — Viktor E. Frankl
Music is stored in our long-term memory. When we learn something through music, we tend to remember it longer and believe it more deeply. Dr.… — Joyce Brothers
Travel broadens, they say. My personal experience has been that, in the short term at any rate, it merely flattens, aiming its steam-roller of deadlines… — Laurie R. King
Here's an example: someone says, "Master, please hand me the knife," and he hands them the knife, blade first. "Please give me the other end,"… — Alan Watts
The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent, but if we can come to terms… — Stanley Kubrick
It sounds not only disagreeable but also paradoxical, yet it must nevertheless be said that anyone who is to be really free and happy in… — Sigmund Freud
...I want first of all - in fact, as an end to these other desires - to be at peace with myself. I want a… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon… — Albert Einstein
We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing… — David Sedaris
When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out… — Barbara Kingsolver
Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol. — Steve Martin
not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of . . . but to place before mankind the common sense of… — Thomas Jefferson
People want to know those details. They think it gives them greater insight into a piece of art, but when they approach a painting in… — Charles de Lint
Well, in that hit you miss. She'll not be hit With Cupid's arrow. She hath Dian's wit, And, in strong proff of chastity well armed,… — William Shakespeare
Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One… — Carl Sagan
Free verse is like free love; it is a contradiction in terms. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Perhaps walking is best imagined as an 'indicator species,' to use an ecologist's term. An indicator species signifies the health of an ecosystem, and its… — Rebecca Solnit

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