#element

In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention distinctive enough to be patented. ↗

— Northrop Frye

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We converse as we live by repeating, by combining and recombining a few elements over and over again just as nature does when of elementary particles it builds a world. ↗

— William Gass

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The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows. ↗

— Milton Glaser

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The most violent element in society is ignorance. ↗

— Emma Goldman

#ignorance #most #society #violent

That may be a factor because we are the older show; we have been on the air for a while. Is it our day? Is it time to hang it up? But it seems that the show still continues, and we still enjoy being here. And that's a very important element. ↗

— Mark-Paul Gosselaar

#because #been #being #continues #day

This 'Making Mirrors' album is far more personal, even if there's a character element to the sounds I'm working with. Every song on this album I stand behind; I feel like I have a close relationship with them. There are older songs where I can feel myself writing a story, so this is the first album where I'm proud of every lyric.' ↗

— Gotye

#behind #character #close #close relationship #element

Two elements are needed to form a truth - a fact and an abstraction. ↗

— Remy de Gourmont

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CRATEL is a center with a two-fold mission - to explore technology as an expressive element and to use technology to bridge gaps between diverse groups of people. ↗

— John Harrison

#bridge #center #diverse #element #explore

The essential element of successful strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitors with a consequent difference in their behavior. ↗

— Bruce Henderson

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In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

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