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The two revolutions, I mean the annual revolutions of the declination and of the centre of the Earth, are not completely equal; that is the…
— Nicolaus Copernicus
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Sometimes apparent resemblance of character will bring two men together and for a certain time unite them. But their mistake gradually becomes evident, and they…
— Nicolas Chamfort
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All known living bodies are sharply divided into two special kingdoms, based upon the essential differences which distinguish animals from plants, and in spite of…
— Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President at the cost of seeing…
— Richard M. Nixon
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There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the…
— Henry Ford
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The account he gives of nurses beats everything that even I know of. This young prophet says that they are all drunkards, without exception, Sisters…
— Florence Nightingale
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There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority…
— John C. Maxwell
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Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.
— John C. Maxwell
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I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line…
— Mose Allison
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I just said, you know, this is a great track but this lyric, I don't believe it. It sounds like I'm trying to say something,…
— Paul Simon
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If you surveyed a hundred typical middle-aged Americans, I bet you'd find that only two of them could tell you their blood types, but every…
— Dave Barry
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But now, with the last two years of touring and being on the road, I've learned that a live show should never sound like a…
— Brandi Carlile
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Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.
— Victor Borge
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My favorite song he ever wrote was 'Cold Cold Heart.' If you think about it, the lyric to 'Cold Cold Heart,' see how many two…
— Don Helms
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He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We all write poems;…
— John Fowles
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These days, I find I'm applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those songs…
— Ani DiFranco
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In the early days, Porter Wagoner would not exactly scold me, but he's say, 'You're writing too many damn verses. You're makin' these songs too…
— Dolly Parton
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There really are two different schools of songwriting-American and Canadian. It's interesting. You guys have this history of guys like Paul Williams and Jimmy Webb,…
— Fred Eaglesmith
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If after two weeks you still can't write your middle-eight, the best course of action is to see a psychiatrist
— Ray Davies
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The essence of peace is to merge two opposites. Therefore your notions should not scare you if you see another, who absolutely opposes you, and…
— Nachman of Breslov
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