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A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

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I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it. ↗

— Dolly Parton

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When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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I come here to speak poetry. It will always be in the grass. It will also be necessary to bend down to hear it. It will always be too simple to be discussed in assemblies. ↗

— Boris Pasternak

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Many attempts have been made by writers on art and poetry to define beauty in the abstract, to express it in the most general terms, to find some universal formula for it. ↗

— Walter Pater

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Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off. ↗

— Chris Patten

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Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon. ↗

— Ron Paul

#anything #anytime #away #benefit #cliches

What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about. ↗

— Diana Vreeland

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I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make. ↗

— Shimon Peres

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It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

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