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Quote by Joseph Addison
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a des

Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves. – Joseph Addison

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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority. – Joseph Addison

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Music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have hear below. – Joseph Addison

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When I was born I was so surprised I didnt talk for a year and a half. – Gracie Allen

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At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what we are given by the senses. – Hannah Arendt

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The words of the world want to make sentences. – Gaston Bachelard

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Its wonderful to be in love. And its definitely wonderful to cuddle and have sex and get to experience life with somebody. But its OK if you dont find him and youre 24. You can find it someday. – Leighton Meester

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I shoot people in a way that makes the audience feel equal to them. And its hard to express and its hard to execute but I think it works on every level – the choice of the material the choice of the actor, my relationship with the actor, and so on. – Michel Gondry

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