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Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape! – Henry David Thoreau

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After Freaks and Geeks, I dealt with several producers who wanted to cover up all my beauty marks, every single mole on my body. They tried to cover them on my first two episodes of Dawsons Creek, and it just looked ridiculous, so I had to put my foot down. But its not something Im insecure about. – Busy Philipps

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Theres a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldnt have if the music wasnt there. – Mike Figgis

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But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose. – Lafcadio Hearn

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A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life. – Jean Ingelow

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