Just this morning, out of a large memory for songs, and having been obsessed by them since childhood, suddenly, at the age of 84, I thought of a song I hadn't thought of in over 50 years. It came into my head unbidden.

Why on earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people except our language. We are fast becoming an entirely different people... view

By: Henry Lawson

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But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense... view

By: Charles Ives

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Marriage is socialism among two people... view

By: Barbara Ehrenreich

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Courage to continue comes from deeper sources than outward results... view

By: Kenneth L. Pike

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No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship... view

By: Sara Paretsky

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To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by... view

By: Stephen Baker

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You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know what I mean?.. view

By: Bruce Johnston

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I've got an opinion on everything, so I should go into management... view

By: Richard Gough

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Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character... view

By: George W. Bush

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There have been times I almost got a persecution complex. I felt like people wouldn't let me grow up. They always saw me as a smiling kid or goofy teenager, no matter how much I'd changed... view

By: Rick Schroder

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They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice... view

By: Donald O'Connor

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I wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility... view

By: Nicolas Cage

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