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There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely while considering what she is to us alone.

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Loneliness,

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Henry David Thoreau
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Category: Loneliness

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.
  • 2. Reason is a crutch for age but youth is strong enough to walk alone.
  • 3. A great age of literature is perhaps always a great age of translations.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I work with all these amazing voice actors that do a kajillion voices.
  • 2. I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor. She was not only an incredible actress but an amazing woman as well.
  • 3. I think that marriage is an amazing institution and should be preserved and you can have great marriages and you must because sharing your life with someone is like the greatest thing. And I loved being able to set a good example for that on television.

3 Anger

  • 1. A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.
  • 2. The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
  • 3. It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. I feel there should have been some recognition of the Spice Girls at this year's 25th anniversary. We flew the flag for Britain around the globe in the 1990s and we achieved a hell of a lot.
  • 2. And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team the only undefeated season.
  • 3. We are not the same persons this year as last nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we changing continue to love a changed person.

5 Architecture

  • 1. If you give people nothingness they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.
  • 2. To work in architecture you are so much involved with society with politics with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society how it functions how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.
  • 3. Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup but the tea.
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