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I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an

I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of lifes mystery and unpredictability, of lifes generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. – Jane Smiley

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Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldnt be surprised by the effects of deregulation. – Jane Smiley

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Nature
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When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to the first page of the book and experience them all over again, perhaps more intensely. – Jane Smiley

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Experience
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The thing about Republicans is that they dont care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others. – Jane Smiley

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Fear
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Other Quotes from
Beauty
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Well, Ive never looked upon myself as being a beauty, per se. – Cate Blanchett

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Beauty

Far from creating a new formalism, what these can yield is something far transcending surface values since they not only embody form as beauty, but also form in which intuitions or ideas or conjectures have taken visible substance. – Max Bill

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Beauty

Fashion is quite inclusive and good at embracing different things and different forms of beauty. Its a very liberal industry. You can be yourself. Just not overweight. – Andrej Pejic

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Beauty

Suddenly life has new meaning to me, theres beauty up above and things we never take notice of, you wake up suddenly youre in love. – Billy Ocean

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Beauty

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All criminals turn preachers under the gallows. – Proverb

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Mainly what I learned from Buddy… was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldnt have any barriers to it. – Waylon Jennings

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Attitude

If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someones day. – Julianna Margulies

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The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war. – James Madison

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