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“A man must have something to grumble about; and if he cant complain that his wife harries him to death with her perversity and ill-humour, he must complain that she wears him out with her kindness and gentleness.”
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“Free verse seemed democratic because it offered freedom of access to writers. And those who disdained free verse would always be open to accusations of elitism, mandarinism. Open form was like common ground on which all might graze their cattle - it was not to be closed in by usurping landlords.”
Source : "Negative images" by James Fenton, www.theguardian.com. November 15, 2002. 
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“I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life.”
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“Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.”
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“Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!”
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“Honesty is the foundation of a sound character and the keystone of all other virtues. It is the cement without which all other redeeming features are fractured and without anchor. A dishonest person may be kind, witty, and very capable, but the strength of character simply isn't there. Honesty does not come by degrees. A person is either all honest or he is dishonest. You can be true or you can be false, but you can't be both at the same time.”
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“You will also allow me to thank the Academy for inviting me to lecture in Stockholm, for its hospitality, and for the opportunity afforded me for admiring the charm of your people and the beauty of your country.”
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“We can only imagine what would happen to our health care and to the quality of our health care here in North Dakota if we took the federal government out of health care.”
Source : "Heitkamp on health care: past vs. present" by David Catanese, www.politico.com. March 23, 2012.
