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Quote by Edward Young
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow i

Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote. – Edward Young

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There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired. – Edward Young

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Poetry
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Edward Young
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Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire. – Edward Young

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Death
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Edward Young
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Learning
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I sat staring, staring, staring – half lost, learning a new language or rather the same language in a different dialect. So still were the big woods where I sat, sound might not yet have been born. – Emily Carr

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Particularly for English people, Shakespeare is always at the forefront of both drama and the English language. Hes always been there. I cant remember starting school and not learning about him. – Jamie Campbell Bower

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Learning

Also, Im always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day. – Lisa Loeb

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Learning

The best part of making the movies… learning from the pros themselves. – Michelle Rodriguez

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What a hero Tom was become now! He did not go skipping and prancing, but moved with a dignified swagger as became a pirate who felt that the public eye was on him. – Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Penny wise is often pound foolish. – Proverb

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I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of student-athletes. I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I dont believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but thats another story. – Susan Orlean

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My husband. He keeps me grounded. If I were in the world on my own, it would all be much more seductive. But Im in a relationship that has nothing to do with the film world. – Emily Watson

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