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A man can be a hero in any profession.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Each of us inevitable; Each of us limitless-each of us with his or her right upon the earth.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Re-examine all that you have been told, dismiss that which insults your soul.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I dream in my dreams all the dreams of the other dreamers. And I become the other dreamers.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Those who love each other shall become invincible.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I am the man, I suffered, I was there.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Be not ashamed women, You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I and this mystery, here we stand.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The gift is to the giver, and comes back most to him – it cannot fail.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman These are the days that must happen to you.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The road to wisdom is paved with excess. The mark of a true writer is their ability to mystify the familiar and familiarize the strange.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money, I give you myself before preaching or law; Will you give me yourself?
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The art of art is simplicity.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman
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Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
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Music makes me high on stage, and that’s the truth. It’s like being almost addicted to music.
Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix I want to honor Jesus with the things I say and the things I choose not to say. Lord, help us all be so careful with sharing opinions as if they are truth.
Lysa TerKeurstLysa TerKeurst As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand the right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are.
Quentin TarantinoQuentin Tarantino Well, the title “An Inconvenient Truth” is a way of highlighting the reasons why some people, including the president, don’t seem to accept the truth.
Al GoreAl Gore Truths change with time.
Kamilla TolnoKamilla Tolno Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.
Gwendolyn BrooksGwendolyn Brooks In natural science the principles of truth ought to be confirmed by observation.
Carl LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.
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