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M. H. Abrams Quotes

If you read quickly to get through a poem to what it means, you have missed the body of the poem.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
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Birth: July 23, 1912 - April 21, 2015

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Poetry You Body Missed Through Get

I don't have many litmus tests, but this is one: Any candidate who doesn't understand that we need to balance the budget should not be president of the United States.

Important Principles Policy

Despite claims by some to the contrary, we have heard numerous times in hearings and briefings by experts that existing technologies do not fully or effectively detect nuclear material.

Some Experts Contrary Heard Despite

It's hard for us not to be involved with things. When you have so much information and you see so much need, there's too much going on for us not to get involved.

You Information Too Much Need See

While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind.

Mary Wortley Montagu

Friend Peace Mind Offended Farewell

When you're telling a story, the best stories, every character has an arc. Every one. And that arc is usually about finding yourself, or about at least finding something about yourself that you didn't know.

Character Best Yourself Story You

The thing is, as a film director, you're essentially alone: You have to tell a story primarily through pictures, and only you know the film you see in your head.

Alone Story You Pictures Know See

'M*A*S*H,' to me, was about something. It had value beyond the laughs.

Value Me Beyond Something Laughs

If I want to believe that life is lonely and that nobody loves me, then that is what I will find in my world.

Life Me World Believe Lonely Find

I've led a career of having to take work to see my family, over picking and choosing, instead of 'I need food on the table and I don't know how I'm going to pay the mortgage.'

Work Family Food Career Table Know

I've never been very successful in a monogamous relationship, but I'm looking forward to the day when I can assume that responsibility.

Relationship Responsibility Day I Can

I've always liked a lot of different kinds of music.

Music Always Kinds Different Liked

There are days I like going out, and days I like to sit naked with the remote control on my thigh, watching 'Breaking Bad.' I'm in love with that TV show. And 'Louie' on FX. And 'The Newsroom' - well, I don't know if I like it, but I'm obsessed with it. It's so Sorkin-y. But I've got some friends on there, so it's good to support them.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Love Good Support Control Friends

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