I like to employ a form of repetition, in which the same elements recur but in different and unexpected ways. rather than being discarded as soon as they are understood or passed over.
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unoriginal elements which they contain. VITTORIO ALFIERI Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state. Ther... MAHATMA GANDHI I do believe in hell as a state of being or consciousness, and I believe that people can dwell in he... CARLTON D. PEARSON So, I didn't get moved up because of celebrity status or anything like that. I got in line, and ... PAT SUMMERALL Design, whether it's on your body or in your home, is the same thing. It's mixing different ... BLAKE LIVELY In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity -- or, which... A. N. WILSON The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism o... ALBERT EINSTEIN There is a guilty pleasure in being rude and knowing that it's acting rather than you. But you g... LAURENCE FOX More than ninety percent of the district’s population is dead. The remaining eight hundred or so a... 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There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we sh... STEPHEN HAWKING And like blots upon the landscape rose the cupolas above the ways to the Underworld. I understood no... H.G. WELLS They should also consider owning their property as tenants-in-common, rather than jointly, and they ... JOHN WHITING I know not why any one but a schoolboy in his declamation should whine over the Commonwealth of Rome... SAMUEL JOHNSON My favorite film of all time is 'Raising Arizona.' I watched it again as soon as it was over... EDGAR WRIGHT I thought he was going to come over and have a cup of coffee with me but as soon as he spotted mysel... MARIO CONDELLO People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as it comes to squandering time t... SENECA This is too much reality for a Friday. AS GOOD AS IT GETS They are functional mimics that work in the same way as proteins of the host cell, but they don't lo... JACK DIXON I have a personality that tends to be somewhat compulsive, and I do tend to think in a circular way.... CHARLIE KAUFMAN Making a movie is like a marathon, and commercials are like sprints - they're equally satisfying... TONY SCOTT I’d rather be rejected than used because they both amount to the same thing in the end, but being ... MARILYN VOS SAVANT In my mind, numbers and words are far more than squiggles of ink on a page. They have form, color, t... DANIEL TAMMET One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy a... SAM KEAN When two texts, or two assertions, perhaps two ideas, are in contradiction, be ready to reconcile th... MARGUERITE YOURCENAR Speaking, writing, and signing are the three ways in which a language lives and breathes. They are t... DAVID CRYSTAL Were seeing in the fiction something that seems absurd, but it's not as absurd as the form in which ... 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NELSON MANDELA There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happi... NELSON MANDELA We can't afford to be killing one another. NELSON MANDELA Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we... NELSON MANDELA Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the ta... NELSON MANDELA I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including ... NELSON MANDELA Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freed... NELSON MANDELA There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so ... NELSON MANDELA From the beginning, Mandela and Tambo was besieged with clients. We were not the only African lawyer... NELSON MANDELA When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind t... NELSON MANDELA Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example... NELSON MANDELA You know, you can only lead them from behind. NELSON MANDELA Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will re... NELSON MANDELA There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the... NELSON MANDELA Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace. NELSON MANDELA I cannot say for certain if there is such a thing as love at first sight, but I do know that the mom... NELSON MANDELA I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstan... NELSON MANDELA In my country we go to prison first and then become President. NELSON MANDELA No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. NELSON MANDELA We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, ... NELSON MANDELA If you are poor, you are not likely to live long. NELSON MANDELA Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts. NELSON MANDELA I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism. NELSON MANDELA There is no such thing as part freedom. NELSON MANDELA Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself. NELSON MANDELA Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challen... NELSON MANDELA It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. NELSON MANDELA Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose. NELSON MANDELA Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's ve... NELSON MANDELA If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United State... NELSON MANDELA I generally unwind by having dinner with close friends. NELSON DEMILLE I believe that all roads lead to the same place - and that is wherever all roads lead to. WILLIE NELSON If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Tw... NELSON MANDELA There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident... NELSON MANDELA Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. NELSON MANDELA The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake. NELSON BOSWELL I went out there for a thousand a week, and I worked Monday, and I got fired Wednesday. The guy that... NELSON ALGREN And as far as guitars go, I loved Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West's stuff. WILLIE NELSON There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. Bu... NELSON ROCKEFELLER The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs ... NELSON ROCKEFELLER Maybe this Watergate is like the Old Testament. It was visited upon us and maybe were going to benef... NELSON ROCKEFELLER Government has an obligation not to inhibit the collection and dissemination of news. Im convinced t... NELSON ROCKEFELLER They just wrestled up to their potential. AL NELSON It's the best thing we ever did. We are really proud of what we do. We feel we are part of a team wi... AL NELSON It's as important to know what not to say to them. AL NELSON It meant a lot to us to have friends with us at a time like that. AL NELSON It could be an hour or it could be seven hours. Every situation is different. AL NELSON Winners are different. They're a different breed of cat. 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AARON NELSON Kevin's always been very concerned about what happened, and he's always been very remorseful about w... AARON NELSON Kevin's always been very concerned about what happened, and he's always been very remorseful about w... AARON NELSON It just depends how he responds to it for when we progress. We're heading in the right direction. AARON NELSON We're heading in the right direction. AARON NELSON He's getting leaner and stronger. His physique is unbelievable. AARON NELSON He's doing very well. He was in a pretty good mood. I asked if he had much pain and as of last night... AARON NELSON My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is... JUDD NELSON That's a misconception, Lennie. The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet. JANDY NELSON I've been knocking on the door for the past five years and finally doing it in this one moment means... 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