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Quote by John Erskine
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Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline. – John Erskine

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Theres a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me. – John Erskine

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Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing. – John Erskine

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Music
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Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information. – John Erskine

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The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities…. I listen to them and they go away delighted. – Andre Gide

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If animals could talk, the world would lose its best listeners. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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A hungry stomach has no ears. – Proverb

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Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. – James Baldwin

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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Lao Tzu

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Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God. – Sean Connery

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There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry. – Rita Dove

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Press close bare-bosomed night — press close magnetic nourishing night! Night of south winds! night of the large few stars! Still nodding night! mad naked summer night. – Walt Whitman

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