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The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinio

The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion. – Elizabeth Drew

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Propaganda has a bad name, but its root meaning is simply to disseminate through a medium, and all writing therefore is propaganda for something. Its a seeding of the self in the consciousness of others. – Elizabeth Drew

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Propaganda
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Elizabeth Drew
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The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and mangled mind leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict. – Elizabeth Drew

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Prison
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Elizabeth Drew
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The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it. – Elizabeth Drew

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Literary
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Elizabeth Drew
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Imagination
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And, as I have said, its made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits arent external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo said of his voices that they were like his own mental powers multiplied by five. – James Merrill

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Imagination

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture… Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. – Norman Vincent Peale

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Imagination

I am now and have always been a stranger to the realm of practical matters. – Anton Chekhov

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Imagination

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do what they were most afraid of doing, to widen their horizons of action. – James Broughton

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Imagination

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I dont really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and everything. – Sigourney Weaver

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Its always funny until someone gets hurt. Then its just hilarious. – Bill Hicks

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I just wanna give a big shout out to all the fans out there who have followed my work up until now. You guys are amazing!! Hearing from fans is the best feeling in the world. – Lindsey Shaw

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Im not much of a family man. Im just not that into it. I love kids, I adore them, but I dont want to live my life for them. – Sting

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