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Herman Melville was as separated from a civilized literature as the lost Atlantis was said to have been from the great peoples of the earth. ↗

— Edward Dahlberg

#civilized #earth #great #herman #literature

I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one. ↗

— Bao Dai

#country #emperor #enslaved #i #independent

Guitar Player Magazine says Dick Dale is the father of Heavy Metal, blowing up 48 amplifiers, creating the first power amplifier. ↗

— Dick Dale

#amplifiers #blowing #creating #dale #father

When I was nine, we'd take a bus to the seaside. Coming back, we'd take turns entertaining, singing songs and the like. I tried some stand-up comedy. I had a captive audience in that bus. Then I realized I wanted to do more than that. ↗

— Jim Dale

#back #bus #captive #comedy #coming

They have vilified me, they have crucified me; yes, they have even criticized me. ↗

— Richard J. Daley

#crucified #even #me #vilified #yes

Does Ziploc make body bags? I’ll bet the corpses would stay fresher for longer if they did.
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— Jarod Kintz

#corpse #death #decomposing #decomposition #die

Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#almost #always #contrary #correct #mistakes

It's important for people to realize I don't want to be the It guy. I want to crawl before I walk. I want to learn about things before I jump into them. ↗

— Carson Daly

#before #crawl #guy #i #important

Rock stars are incredibly energizing to me. ↗

— James Daly

#incredibly #me #rock #rock stars #stars

The magazine was being started by a company that had no experience in business magazine publishing. It was a little difficult to get people to sort of buy into it and to join the staff, but we did. ↗

— James Daly

#business #buy #company #did #difficult