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To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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In many instances, order is apprehended first of all by the senses. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

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The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

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The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received. ↗

— Rudolf Arnheim

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I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize them as a human being, no matter what they've done. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

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Sleep - death without dying - living, but not life. ↗

— Edwin Arnold

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Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur. ↗

— Matthew Arnold

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Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. ↗

— Matthew Arnold

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But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy. ↗