At 'The Village Voice,' there were all these fevers inside the offices, that would break out into full-scale rumbles between writers.

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Things like 'The Office,' and arguably shows like 'The Only Way Is Essex,' are comedies, just using real people in real situations.

Ben Miller

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things , like , arguably

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He had no right to take that picture down, it's thievery.

Lacy Clay

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he , had , right , take , picture

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The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens.

Lillie Langtry

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most , lasting , pure

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For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.

Winston Churchill

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history

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Anything that increases activity is good, and different things work for different people.

David Mannino

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anything , increases , activity , different , things

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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.

Plato

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hour , departure , go

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The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.

Clara Barton

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patriotism

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Pound cake got its name from its recipe.

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pound , cake , got

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I was trying to support a family with writing. I didn't have a private income. I had no other profession.

John Updike

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trying , support , family

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I took speech training. I took a few voice lessons in college.

Harry Dean Stanton

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took , speech

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From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. We'll all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next.

Jon Meacham

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history

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Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity.

Adrian Cronauer

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our , flag , just

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The visual of Deadpool was very informed by Spider-Man.

Rob Liefeld

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visual , very , informed

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I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images.

Huey Newton

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positive

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I have a really dark, rich, thick sense of humor.

Inga Muscio

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really , thick , sense

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"Darth vader" is derived from old dutch, meaning "Dark father"

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vader , derived , old

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"Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye."

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based , which , nothing

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"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

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facts

Proverbs

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

Danish Proverb

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how , black , thou , said , kettle

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first KFC outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "Eat your fingers off"

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good , had , bit

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "eat your fingers off".

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Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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proverbs, yiddish-proverb

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"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

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millions , mankind , lived

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"Force me, and I shall commit no sin," said the girl.

German Proverb

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shall , commit , said

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"Fox tossing" was once a popular sport.

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tossing , once , popular

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"Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel."

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two , great , theorem

Proverbs

"Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

Nigerian Proverb

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me , push , does , mean , give

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"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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facts

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"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

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culture , born , good

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"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.

German Proverb

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cry , little , said , he

At 'The Village Voice,' there were all these fevers inside the offices, that would break out into full-scale rumbles between writers.

– James Wolcott –

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