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I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance. ↗

— John Barton

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Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' ↗

— Evan Bayh

#because #current #determined #enough #filibuster

To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily. ↗

— Warren Beatty

#being #california #cease #come #mightily

Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep. ↗

— Francis Beaumont

#die #fear #love #man #sleep

Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#defeat #destroy #entire #everyone #families

The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. ↗

— Antony Beevor

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If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was deceptive, as most people would be about their sex lives - but, in fact, he did not lie. ↗

— Paul Begala

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In order to say that some function is understood, every relevant step in the process must be elucidated. ↗

— Michael Behe

#every #function #must #order #process

Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand. ↗

— Aphra Behn

#language #money #nations #sense #speaks

Maybe I'll put my iPod in two minutes before. But truly, I've listened to actors say that they loved to listen to music before a shot, and I really understand that now because it puts you in the mood and gives you energy. ↗

— Berenice Bejo

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