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Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I

Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize, learning a mere fraction of what I have forgotten. – Andre Breton

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Psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes to express — verbally, by means of the written word, or in any other manner — the actual functioning of thought. Dictated by the thought, in the absence of any control exercised by reason, exempt from any aesthetic or moral concern. – Andre Breton

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Surrealism
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Andre Breton
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To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. Between what I do recognize and what I do not recognize there stands myself. And what I do not recognize I shall continue not to recognize. – Andre Breton

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Perception
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Andre Breton
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The approval of the public is to be avoided like the plague. It is absolutely essential to keep the public from entering if one wishes to avoid confusion. I must add that the public must be kept panting in expectation at the gate by a system of challenges and provocations. – Andre Breton

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Public
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There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way. – Lynn Davies

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That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something youve understood all your life, but in a new way. – Doris Lessing

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I grow old learning something new every day. – Solon

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Its learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy – whether its for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show to watch on TV, that determines the quality and enjoyment of our lives. – Leigh Steinberg

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Courage crawls atop fear and screams loud its mighty victory! – Terri Guillemets

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