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“There is a lot of snobbery towards pop music, to me and pop in general - it's kind of a despised art form.”
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“And now, my friends, a dragon's toast! Here's to life's little blessings: war, plagues, and all forms of evil. Their presence keeps us alert--- and their absence keeps us grateful.”
Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “The Dragon of Avalon”, p.220, Penguin
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“There is a huge value in learning with instant feedback.”
Source : "Essay-Grading Software Offers Professors a Break". Interview, www.nytimes.com. April 4, 2013.
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“Although I love snow, it messes things up terribly around Seattle, with all of our hills. I worry about my loved ones driving.”
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“Sure, I get angry. I get very, very angry and indignant. I don't like being locked up for something I didn't do, and I don't like my liberty taken away, and I don't like being treated like an animal, and I don't like people walking around and ogling me like I'm some sort of weirdo, because I'm not.”
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“For the world order to be one of peace and justice, for the global village to be a theater of right livelihood, it is imperative that a new and proactive spiritual vision commensurate to the challenges of the emerging world order be enunciated without delay.”
Source : Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.
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“In the economy of nature nothing is ever lost. I cannot belive that the soul of man shall prove the one exception”
Source : Gene Stratton-Porter (2007). “Field O' My Dreams: The Poetry of Gene Stratton-Porter”
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“I've got three sons, and two of them would absolutely hate being on the stage and never liked appearing in their school plays or musicals, but the middle one absolutely loves it and never shows any sign of nerves or pressure and really gets a kick out of performing. I think it depends entirely on the child. And that applies to anything whether it's sport or entertainment or music or film.”