Walt Whitman Quotes
Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
Walt Whitman
Quotes to Explore
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In the United States, man does not feel that he has been torn from the center of creation and suspended between hostile forces. He has built his own world, and it is built in his own image: it is his mirror. But now he cannot recognize himself in his inhuman objects, nor in his fellows.
Octavio Paz
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In my seaside town, there is a plethora of benches, each one bearing a little brass plate commemorating a deceased occupant. You sit with ghosts.
Mal Peet
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Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.
Jack Keane
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One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.
Jack Canfield
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Clark Gable seemed fascinating all his life because there wasn't so much information about him. Today, you're on television all the time.
A. Scott Berg
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Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive.
Naveen Jain
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My father said that I could always become an actress, but I couldn't go back to college later in life. So I had to first finish my education, and then I could do what I wanted. At the time, I was not pleased, but now, I can't thank him enough. My parents were absolutely right.
Vidya Balan
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What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyes Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts.
William Shakespeare
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I love to cook a meal for the so-called holidays. You always need the turkey. I like making a good BBQ brisket as well.
Action Bronson
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I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.
Rand Paul
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Modesty is good. But take your credit. You can't always count on other people to offer it.
Alexander C. Irvine
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Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
Walt Whitman
