#ura

Walking is the natural recreation for a man who desires not absolutely to suppress his intellect but to turn it out to play for a season. All great men of letters have therefore been enthusiastic walkers. ↗

— Leslie Stephen

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A poet's cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem. ↗

— Douglas Dunn

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Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as precise. ↗

— Douglas Dunn

#audience #gestural #much #poem #precise

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity. ↗

— Will Durant

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No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a lot of people believed that. ↗

— Dick Van Dyke

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Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

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Genius is talent set on fire by courage. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

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I am much obliged by the favourable sentiments you express towards me, and shall be happy if I can be of service in carrying into execution your plans. ↗

— George Stephenson

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Just because you see pictures of glaciers falling into the ocean doesn't mean anything bad is happening. This is something that happens all the time. It's part of the natural cycle of things. We know from measurements that glaciers have been melting for 200 years at least. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

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In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route. ↗

— Charles Eames

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