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Quote by Emily Dickinson
Assent -- and you are sane -- , demur -- youre straightway dangero

Assent — and you are sane — , demur — youre straightway dangerous — , and handled with a Chain — . – Emily Dickinson

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Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb — or Dome of Worm — or Porch of Gnome — or some Elfs Catacomb? – Emily Dickinson

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They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse. – Emily Dickinson

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I have spent many years of my life in opposition and I like the role. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing him a little of the disgust which his personality excites in ourselves. – George Eliot

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It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter. – William Hazlitt

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The beginning of thought is in disagreement — not only with others but also with ourselves. – Eric Hoffer

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I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests. – Pablo Neruda, quoted in Wall Street Journal,, 14 November 1985

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I travel around and hear from so many kids. Their parents say they were always very picky but they watch the show and they want to try stuff. The show is entertainment, but I think it has done so much for the public perception of what food can be. – Tom Colicchio

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