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“The spirits that I summoned upI now can't rid myself of.”

“Die Liebe herrscht nicht, aber sie bildet; und das ist mehr!”

“Untersuchen was ist, und nicht was behagt”

“In der Kunst ist das Beste gut genug.”

“Let the noble man Be generous and good, Tirelessly achieving What is just and useful: Let him be a model For those beings whom he surmises.”

“Only mankind Can do the impossible: He can distinguish, He chooses and judges, He can give permanence To the moment.”

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"I was deeply distressed that the cartoons were seen by many Muslims as an attempt by Denmark to mark and insult or behave disrespectfully towards Islam or Mohammed."

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Politics1953

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"It was gravity which pulled us in and destiny which broke us apart"

— Bob Dylan

Music2000

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"The dog now slept, occasionally farting very gently."

— Anthony Burgess

Music1917–1993

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"It's like Impressionism. They all do it at the Salons. Oh, very discreetly! I too was an Impressionist. I don't conceal the fact. Pissarro had an enormous influence on me. But I wanted to make out of …"

— Paul Cézanne

Art1872–1947

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