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One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one's essay, or that any embarrassment which might arise would be from excess of material. I find this, however, far from being the case. ↗

— James Payn

#any #arise #being #case #difficulty

There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite as many small ones - competences; while, on the other hand, it is not so much of a lottery. ↗

— James Payn

#hand #learned #literature #lottery #many

Let's not dismiss or attack individual ideas as being inadequate before we have had a chance to assess their positive effect as part of a whole solution. ↗

— John Thune

#attack #before #being #chance #dismiss

Classical philosophical theism maintained the ontological distinction between God and creative world that is necessary for any genuine theism by conceiving them to be of different substances, with particular attributes predicated of each. ↗

— Arthur Peacocke

#attributes #between #classical #conceiving #creative

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#most #praise #rather #ruined #saved

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#between #difference #enthusiasm #magic #mediocrity

The thing I've come to learn is that what's great about small independent films is the intimacy and the communication that occurs when you're making them. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#come #communication #films #great #i

Sen. Robert Menendez's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 would try to nullify every single state and local law that fights illegal immigration. Congressman Luis Gutierrez's CIR ASAP Act with over 100 Democratic co-sponsors does the same thing. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#comprehensive #congressman #democratic #does #every

It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up. ↗

— Neil Peart

#athletes #beat #begin #coordination #drum

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#eliminating #followed #i #lean #living