"The subject-matter of Archaeology is threefold-the Oral, the Written and the Monumental."

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Source : Charles Thomas Newton (2010). “Essays on Art and Archaeology”, p.3, Cambridge University Press

Charles Thomas Newton

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“We see only the simple motion of descent, since that other circular one common to the Earth, the tower, and ourselves remains imperceptible. There remains perceptible to us only that of the stone, which is not shared by us; and, because of this, sense shows it as by a straight line, always parallel to the tower, which is built upright and perpendicular upon the terrestrial surface.”
“I was a terrific liar as a child, and I believe my lies. So it's a natural step into acting.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Waiting around to be saved is like waiting to die and I have done more of both than anyone else in the room.”

Source : Courtney Summers (2012). “This Is Not a Test”, p.46, Macmillan
“A poem is learned by heart and then not again repeated. We will suppose that after a half year it has been forgotten: no effort of recollection is able to call it back again into consciousness.”

Source : Hermann Ebbinghaus (1913). “Memory: A Contribution to Experimental Psychology”
“Prayers are answered in one of four ways,â€ she said. â€œYes. No. I have something else in mind. And . . .â€ She paused long enough for my impatience to show. â€œAnd whatâ€™s the fourth answer?â€ â€œWait,â€ she said.”
“It's nice to just be a kid and hang out with your friends at lunch.”
“I do my best to allow myself to really feel it [emotional pain]. Cry. Get all in it. Really experience my experience so that I may move through it. And talk about it. I try not to let anything get brushed over and swept under the rug.”
“The student armed with information will always win the battle.”

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