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“The assertion fallacy ... is the fallacy of confusing the conditions for the performance of the speech act of assertion with the analysis of the meaning of particular words occurring in certain assertions.”
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“Those who influenced me the most are not those who pointed out all my faults, but those who knew God was bigger than my shortcomings. Those who influenced me the most didn't just point a finger, they held out a helping hand.”
Source : Phil Callaway (2009). “Making Life Rich Without Any Money”, p.194, Harvest House Publishers
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“Ethical dilemmas have a way of sneaking up on a person. If something smells funny, stay away from it. Or help get rid of it.”
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“The podcast was kind of an afterthought, because I was just excited about being on the radio. Then I found that the podcast listenership is some 20 times what people are listening to on the radio.”
Source : "Scott Aukerman of Comedy Death-Ray". Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. June 22, 2010.
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“So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of competence.”
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“Poetry is a rhythmical piece of writing that leaves the reader feeling that life is a little richer than before, a little more full of wonder, beauty, or just plain delight.”
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“Literature ... is the rediscovery of childhood.”
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“Your soul is a chosen landscape Where charming masked and costumed figures go Playing the lute and dancing and almost Sad beneath their fantastic disguises. All sing in a minor key Of all-conquering love and careless fortune They do not seem to believe in their happiness And their song mingles with the moonlight. The still moonlight, sad and beautiful, Which gives the birds to dream in the trees And makes the fountain sprays sob in ecstasy, The tall, slender fountain sprays among the marble statues.”