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The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks. Tennessee Williams
Nature Broken Mountains Rocks Violets
If I am no longer disturbed myself, I will deal less with disturbed people, but I don't regret having concerned myself with them because I think most of us are disturbed. Tennessee Williams
Myself People Regret Will Think Disturbed Having Longer Most Concerned Because Deal Am Them Us Less
Shining through tears, like April suns in showers, that labour to overcome the cloud that loads 'em. Thomas Otway
Overcome Tears Cloud April Through Like Shining Labour Showers Loads
The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered under commercial pressure, perhaps, into a different kind of purpose, which is to divert and distract and entertain. Tom Stoppard
Pressure Distract Say Kind Entertain Divert Purpose Journalism Institution Perhaps Altered Educate Commercial Being Different Inform Which Might Different Kind Notion Whole Even Whose Fundamental Elevate
As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. William Shakespeare
Love Words Fire Kindle Seek Soon Go Quench Snow
Speak low, if you speak love. William Shakespeare
Love You Speak Low
An overflow of good converts to bad. William Shakespeare
Good Bad Overflow Converts
A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions. Wilson Mizner
Fool He Fellow Always His Suspicions Declaring Who
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something. Wilson Mizner
Good Everywhere Something Only He Knows Listener After While Popular
It was a weak spot in any nation to have a large body of disaffected people within its confusion. Zora Neale Hurston
People Confusion Nation Weak Within Spot Any Body Large
Teachers need to feel they are trusted. They must be allowed some leeway to use their imagination; otherwise, teaching loses all sense of wonder and excitement. Alan Bennett
Sense Imagination Otherwise Must Some Allowed Excitement Feel Loses Leeway Trusted Wonder Use Teachers Teaching Need
It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman. Alexandre Dumas
Man Woman Rare Girl Promise Threat See Almost Boy Always Little Little Girl
When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely hair.' Anton Chekhov
Beautiful You Woman Eyes People Hair Say Beautiful People Always Lovely
Advertising is the very essence of democracy. Anton Chekhov
Democracy Advertising Very Essence
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. Brendan Behan
Book Like Infantryman Article Authority Hands Quotation Speaks Rifle Speech
The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted. Brendan Behan
Alone Good You Bible Old Paper Bit Consolation Could Stuffing Fellow Smoke Match Get Cell Tasted Lovely Ever Thin
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Brendan Behan
Death Me Absence Could Said Shoot Sentenced
While money doesn't buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position. Christopher Marlowe
Love Buy Great You Money Puts While Bargaining Position
I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance. Christopher Marlowe
Religion Ignorance Childish Count Sin Toy Hold
In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed. Clare Boothe Luce
Work Good Day Man Progress Decision Other Analysis Final Solution Generous Deed Good Deed Honest
It's only words... unless they're true. David Mamet
Words Unless Only True
People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want. David Mamet
People Say Something Always Get May Want Mean Designed
He that has been bitten by a snake is afraid of a rope. Edward Albee
Snake Bitten Has-Been He Been Afraid Rope
One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand. Edward Albee
Mind Will Sense Immediately Respond Must Rather Know Loose Understand Impressions Than Happen Play Receive Gather
Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible. Eugene Ionesco
Astonishment Only Which Explanation Us Separates Incomprehensible Gateway
Great souls suffer in silence. Friedrich Schiller
Great Silence Great Souls Souls Suffer
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