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Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or a

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness. – John Sterling

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The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. – John Sterling

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Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will. – John Sterling

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A screaming song is good to know in case you need to scream – Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), Open House for Butterflies, 1960

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Now I am not one of the most constant creatures alive myself, and am apt to run through the spectrum which has the blues at the bottom about once a week. – Byron Caldwell Smith (1849-1877), letter to Kate Stephens

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All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you. – Rainer Maria Rilke

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Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute tautology. – Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno

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Architecture is politics. – Mitchell Kapor

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Im grateful to God for His bountiful gifts… He gave me courage and faith in myself. – Loretta Young

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