At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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There is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference there is, is very important. ~William James
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The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon... has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right. ~James Madison
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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Now you're selling out, the devil sold a dream and you bought it without thinking about. How the beast will decrease the brain wave, with material thoughts from the crib to the grave. ~Kool Moe Dee
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Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash. ~Amelia Earhart
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A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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I have a collection of 50-plus snapback hats. ~James Harden
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Life sucks order from a sea of disorder. ~James Gleick
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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Among the southern tribes, on the contrary, hats were sometimes worn in the dance, although this was not considered in strict accordance with the doctrine. ~James Mooney
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Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians. ~James Herbert
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The thing I always say to people is this: "If you avoid failure, you also avoid success." ~Robert Kiyosaki
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If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ~Chinese Proverb
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Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought. ~Dennis Bergkamp
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For me, prose walks, poetry dances. ~James Broughton
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Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ~James Stephens
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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A guy who is crazily, madly in love with you. A guy who sees how incredible and amazing you are, even though you're not the cheerleader or even close to the prettiest girl in the school. A guy who thinks you're beautiful, just the way you are. ~Candace Bushnell
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There is one art, no more, no less; to do all things with artlessness. ~Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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I'm living the dream. ~David Petraeus
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I make the girls jump like I am Kris Kross. ~Nicki Minaj
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Places are fragmentary and inward-turning histories, pasts that others are not allowed to read, accumulated times that can be unfolded but like stories held in reserve, remaining in an enigmatic state, symbolizations encysted in the pain or pleasure of he body. "I feel good here": the well-being under-expressed in the language it appears in like a fleeting glimmer is a spatial practice. ~Michel de Certeau
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