What moves me most is style the quality of the writing rather than the story being told.

Quotes

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the law of gravitation, and kept the planets in their places.

Wendell Phillips

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government

Quotes

I'm always fascinated by the theme of children who parent the adults.

Taika Waititi

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always , fascinated , theme

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I'm a fan of music from all over the world.

Michael Winterbottom

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fan , music , over

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Run The Jewels, me and Mike, and our connection and everything, came out of a period of time where I had personally lost everything.

El-P

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run , me , our

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Well-bred instinct meets reason halfway.

George Santayana

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instinct , meets , reason

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I think it's healthy to see a President be a family man.

Neil Bush

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think , healthy , see

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There was a time when I'd resigned myself to never having my own family, so to fall pregnant with Belle was overwhelming.

Katie Piper

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time , resigned , myself

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I've chosen to stay in a jolly place for most of my life, and that is a lot of who I am.

Dawn French

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chosen , stay , jolly

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We just have to cross our fingers there won't be a whole lot more recalls, when you start to look, you find.

David Acheson

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just , cross , our , fingers , whole

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We all have demons that were trying to fight; mine just happens to be you.

Anmol Andore

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demons , were , trying , mine , just

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Education is the methodical creation of the habit of thinking.

Ernest Dimnet

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education , methodical , creation

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I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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always , felt , had

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A wise traveler never despises his own country.

William Hazlitt

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travel

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I'm never massively concerned about what somebody is wearing, as long as it makes them feel really good about themselves.

Tan France

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never , massively , concerned

Quotes

It's time to focus on what I care about and not let the noise take over my brain.

Brad Feld

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time , focus , care

Facts

"Darth vader" is derived from old dutch, meaning "Dark father"

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vader , derived , old

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"Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye."

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based , which , nothing

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"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

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facts

Proverbs

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

Danish Proverb

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how , black , thou , said , kettle

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first KFC outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "Eat your fingers off"

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good , had , bit

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "eat your fingers off".

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Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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proverbs, yiddish-proverb

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"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

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millions , mankind , lived

Proverbs

"Force me, and I shall commit no sin," said the girl.

German Proverb

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shall , commit , said

Facts

"Fox tossing" was once a popular sport.

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tossing , once , popular

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"Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel."

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two , great , theorem

Proverbs

"Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

Nigerian Proverb

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me , push , does , mean , give

Facts

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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facts

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"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

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culture , born , good

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"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.

German Proverb

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cry , little , said , he

What moves me most is style the quality of the writing rather than the story being told.

– Jim Harrison –

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