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On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. ↗

— Hu Shih

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Illinois corn farmers are the Nation's number two exporter of feed grains. ↗

— John Shimkus

#exporter #farmers #feed #grains #illinois

The thing I fail to do is fully comprehend what's given back to me by the audience. You would think you would be a performer partly so you could feel all the appreciation or adulation, but I haven't quite managed that yet. ↗

— Michelle Shocked

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When I was four or five, my father had a general store in Winchester and I don't think the farmers could ever leave on Saturday afternoon until I had been placed up on the counter to sing. ↗

— Dinah Shore

#been #could #counter #ever #farmers

I was a complete unknown when I did 'Karate Kid.' I'd just done a pilot for a TV show called 'Call to Glory.' And I sat down with John Avildsen and brought still pictures from the show. I brought pictures! At that point, I would've been happy to be in a dog-food commercial. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#brought #call #called #commercial #complete

Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and the first few RCA records. He was wonderful, he had the power, the drive, and he was so dedicated to his music. ↗

— Peter Tork

#blues #bringing #credit #dedicated #deserves

The first time I did stand-up was the summer I was 17. ↗

— Sarah Silverman

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The campaign commercials don't tell you anything. ↗

— David A. Siegel

#campaign #commercials #tell #you

But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm producing something that I wouldn't normally be approaching the way I'm doing it. ↗

— Bill Sienkiewicz

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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation. ↗

— Nate Silver

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