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“The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.”
Source : Dashiell Hammett (2007). “Vintage Hammett”, p.151, Vintage
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“Make the boy interested in natural history if you can; it is better than games; they encourage it in some schools.”
Source : Last letter to his wife, in 'Scott's Last Expedition' (1913) vol. 1, ch. 20
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“I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.”
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“Our Heavenly Father is aware of our needs and will help us as we call upon Him for assistance. I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant. The Lord is in the details of our lives.”
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“There's always competition out there. That's what makes life exciting.”
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“Sometimes my skating allows me to do things I never dreamed possible.”
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“But Chinese civilization has the overpowering beauty of the wholly other, and only the wholly other can inspire the deepest love and the profoundest desire to learn.”
Source : Joseph Needham (2013). “The Grand Titration: Science and Society in East and West”, p.176, Routledge
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“The subject matter covered in Carmina stays pretty basic: love, lust, the pleasures of drinking and the heightened moods evoked by springtime. These primitive and persistently relevant themes are nicely camouflaged by the Latin and old German texts, so the listener can actually feign ignorance while listening to virtually X-rated lyrics. (Veni Veni Venias! Come, come come now!)The music itself toggles between huge forces and a single voice, juxtaposing majesty and intimacy with ease...”
