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“Genius is allied to a warm and inflammable constitution; delicacy of taste, to calmness and sedateness. Hence it is common to find genius in one who is a prey to every passion.”
Source : Henry Home (lord Kames.) (1817). “Elements of criticism [by H. Home].”, p.11
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“And all was black and still, and black and cold, and black and dead, and black.”
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“Surely one advantage of traveling is that, while it removes much prejudice against foreigners and their customs, it intensifies tenfold one's appreciation of the good at home.”
Source : Isabella L. Bird (2012). “A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains”, p.159, Courier Corporation
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“I spent so much time focusing on haters that I forgot about the people that actually love me. And that's who I'm focused on this time around: the people that want to listen. The people that don't want to listen, don't listen. This is for the people that want to.”
Source : Source: www.hiphopcanada.com
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“We (atheists) act in good conscience because we believe in moral principles, not because we expect a reward in Heaven.”
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“… Her heart remained empty once more, and the procession of days all alike began again. So they were going to follow one another, like this, in line, always identical, innumerable, bringing nothing!”
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“I`ve always thought of him [Barack Obama] and from conversations know him to be a guy who takes the long view, who doesn`t get too high, doesn`t get too low and seizes the opportunities when they`re there and knows how to ride the wave. I ascribe that to Hawaii. He`s a body surfer, so he knows how to get on the wave. He knows just the right time.”
Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com
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“For the complete life, the perfect pattern includes old age as well as youth and maturity.”
Source : W. Somerset Maugham (1954). “Mr. Maugham Himself”
