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War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of human history; it seemed to be an almost universal characteristic of human groups. ↗

— Jane Goodall

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The learned are not agreed as to the time when the Gospel of John was written; some dating it as early as the year 68, others as late as the year 98; but it is generally conceded to have been written after all the others. ↗

— Simon Greenleaf

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One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S. ↗

— Andrew Gross

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Then I found books that were written much later, as late as 15 years ago. It was very superficial material, but enough to tell me that the genesis of this story was worth exploring. ↗

— Charles Guggenheim

#books #enough #exploring #found #genesis

'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' took a year to record; that's why the playing on it might sound somewhat labored. 'Balance,' on the other hand, was written and recorded in only four months, so the whole process was quicker and more immediate. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#carnal #four #hand #immediate #knowledge

We do not get to this age to be written off. Older people can act as a support system, which is what happens more in Mediterranean countries. People become much wiser as they get older and we should value that. ↗

— Susan Hampshire

#age #become #countries #get #happens

Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever. ↗

— Peter Warlock

#date #either #good #modern #music

I would be miserable if I went to bed without having written 1,000 words about something. ↗

— Max Hastings

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I sometimes don't know what songs are about for several years after I've written them. ↗

— Justin Hayward

#after #i #know #several #sometimes

I always believed that whatever had to be written would somehow get itself written. ↗

— Seamus Heaney

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