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“When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.”

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Richard Gere, born on August 31, 1949, is an internationally renowned American actor. Known for his exceptional performances in films, particularly in romantic and dramatic roles, Gere reached the pinnacle of his career in the 1980s and 1990s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in 'American Beauty' and 'Chicago', and has been nominated for numerous other awards. more

“Gershwin's melodic gift was phenomenal. His songs contain the essence of New York in the 1920s and have deservedly become classics of their kind, part of the 20th-century folk-song tradition in the sense that they are popular music which has been spread by oral tradition (for many must have sung a Gershwin song without having any idea who wrote it).”

Kind Has Beens Ideas Song Century New York Tradition Essence Folks Spread 20th Century Phenomenal Popular Music Gershwin Folk Songs Oral Tradition

Author:George Gershwin

“Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen, a man who should never have attempted it has written a work that has a considerable power.”

Men Should Has Beens Done Interesting Written Subjects Talent Example Accepted Chosen Spite Setups Gershwin

Author:George Gershwin

“Perhaps the artist who seeks dignity above all in his 'historia', ought to represent very few figures; for as paucity of words imparts majesty to a prince, provided histhoughts and orders are understood, so the presence of only the strictly necessary numbers of bodies confers dignity on a picture.”

Body Artist Order Numbers Figures Ought Understood Dignity Majesty Impart

Author:Leon Battista Alberti

“I prefer you to take as your model a mediocre sculpture rather than an excellent painting, for from painted objects we train our hand only to make a likeness, whereas from sculptures we learn to represent both likeness and correct incidence of light.”

Hands Light Objects Painting Models Train Excellent Mediocre Sculpture Incidence

Author:Leon Battista Alberti

“The Berbers belong to a powerful, formidable, and numerous people; a true people like so many others, the world has seen - like the Arabs, the Persians, the Greeks and the Romans.”

People World Powerful Greek Formidable True People

Author:Ibn Khaldun

“When you sleep in your cloak there 's no lodging to pay.”

Sleep Pay Cloaks

Book:M. Or N.:

Source: M. Or N.:

“Prostrate on earth the bleeding warrior lies, And Isr'el's beauty on the mountains dies. How are the mighty fallen! Hush'd be my sorrow, gently fall my tears, Lest my sad tale should reach the alien's ears: Bid Fame be dumb, and tremble to proclaim In heathen Gath, or Ascalon, our shame Lest proud Philistia, lest our haughty foe, With impious scorn insult our solemn woe.”

Should Earth Lying Dies Fall Tears Proud Sorrow Fame Mountain Ears Shame Tales Warrior Aliens Dumb Fallen Insult Woe Foe Scorn Solemn Bleeding Hush Heathen Haughty

Author:William Somervile

“Fortune is like a widow won,And truckles to the bold alone.”

Fortune Widows

Book:The poetical works of William Somervile, with the life of the author. Cooke's ed

Source: The poetical works of William Somervile, with the life of the author. Cooke's ed

“Hail, gentle Dawn! mild blushing goddess, hail!Rejoic'd I see thy purple mantle spreadO'er half the skies, gems pave thy radiant way,And orient pearls from ev'ry shrub depend.”

Way Half Sky Depends Gentle Dawn Goddess Pearls Purple Radiant Gems Hail Blushing Shrubs

Author:William Somervile

“The bird That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet complainings.”

Night Sweet Listening Bird Complaining Cheer Grove

Book:The Selector. Containing the Poetical Works of Gray, Goldsmith, Falconer & Sommerville: The chase, a poem. By William Somervile, esq. with a sketch of his life

Source: The Selector. Containing the Poetical Works of Gray, Goldsmith, Falconer & Sommerville: The chase, a poem. By William Somervile, esq. with a sketch of his life

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