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Quote by Walt Whitman
There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an

There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius. – Walt Whitman

Other quotes by Walt Whitman

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about each, am not curious about God – I hear and behold God in every object, yet understand God not in the least. – Walt Whitman

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God
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Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy. – Walt Whitman

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History
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Walt Whitman
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O lands! O all so dear to me — what you are, I become part of that, whatever it is. – Walt Whitman

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Land
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Other Quotes from
Perspective
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In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds. – Robert Green Ingersoll

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Perspective

The best rose-bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses. – Henry Van Dyke

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Perspective

Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid. – Albert Einstein

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Perspective

A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse below and dreams of home. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Perspective

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I dont go to premieres. I dont go to parties. I dont covet the Oscar. I dont want any of that. I dont go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, thats a whole other career. And I havent got any energy for it. – Gary Oldman

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famous

Well, the idea is that failure is an inevitable partner on the road to success and, if youre not willing to confront failure, you can never find out how good you are. – Peter Guber

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Were constantly buying airplane tickets we travel on the Concorde. – Eva Herzigova

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Im not dead and I dont have blue hair but some people say there are similarities. It is usually intolerable to watch myself onscreen but this time its fine. I think its beautiful and a real work of art. – Helena Bonham Carter

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Art