e. e. cummings Quotes
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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I realised that the political context had got worse since the 2010 World Cup. I tried to ignore it but I wanted, as a national coach - you may call this Utopia - to make Catalans and Basques feel good about supporting a Spanish side... to unite even the most sectarian and nationalist.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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You must prune dead or dying wood.
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If something is mine, then I want to keep it.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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In all the areas within which the spiritual life of humanity is at work, the historical epoch wherein fate has placed us is an epoch of stupendous happenings.
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Any time there's a scandal, we always try and get involved.
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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In dating, the question is how many Tinder knockoffs are we going to have, and are any of them going to take off?
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
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Hearing my songs in public freaks me out a bit. There was one restaurant I really liked in L.A., but I had to stop going there when they started playing my music. It felt kinda awkward.
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I don't know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you're not an actual DH, you probably prefer the National League.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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The force that makes the winter grow Its feathered hexagons of snow, and drives the bee to match at home Their calculated honeycomb, Is abacus and rose combined.An icy sweetness fills my mind, A sense that under thing and wing Lies, taut yet living, coiled, the spring.
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The kind of job doesn't matter. The length of time on the job doesn't matter... If you work hard and do your best, you'll be recognized and move onward.
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A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents. It cannot be created by having extraordinary advantages. It isn't a gift of birth, wealth, talent or station. It is the result of your own endeavor. It is the reward that comes from living good principles and manifesting a virtuous and honorable life.
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I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.'
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Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.
