#mati

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. ↗

— E. M. Forster

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We all know that any thing which retards in any way the free circulation of the sap, also prevents to a certain extent the formation of wood and leaves. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#any #certain #certain extent #circulation #extent

I think I started realizing I was losing my hair when I was in Illinois. And it was traumatic. It was not something I had figured on in my life. ↗

— Stephen Tobolowsky

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However, even during the preparations for action, we laid our plans in such a manner that should there be progress through diplomatic negotiation, we would be well prepared to cancel operations at the latest moment that communication technology would have permitted. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

#cancel #communication #diplomatic #during #even

Gradually I became aware of details: a company of French soldiers was marching through the streets of the town. They broke formation, and went in single file along the communication trench leading to the front line. Another group followed them. ↗

— Ernst Toller

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I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America. ↗

— Mel Torme

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Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy. ↗

— Chogyam Trungpa

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I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. ↗

— Edward Tufte

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My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided. ↗

— Edward Tufte

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I write music with an exclamation point! ↗

— Richard Wagner

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