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“Of Orson Welles: It's like meeting God without dying.”

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Dorothy Parker, an American poet, playwright, and critic, was born on August 22, 1893, and died on June 7, 1967. Known for her wit, satire, and humor, she is a prominent figure in 20th-century American literature. more

“Woody Allen once said: "You know there must be intelligent life in space. The question is do they have good Chinese restaurants and do they deliver?" Which is really a joke, but it is also a very profound remark. When you say do they have good Chinese restaurants, what you're really saying is, "How much are they like us?" And when you say, "Do they deliver?" you're saying, "Can they get here?" Both of which are profound questions. And at the present, we have no answers.”

Knows Said Space Answers Jokes Intelligent Profound Chinese Restaurants Remarks Woody Intelligent Life

Author:Gene Wolfe

“My rule of thumb is build a site for a user, not a spider.”

Users Site Spiders Thumbs Seo

Author:David Naylor

“The social media web is a very noisy one indeed and making sure that you are heard requires you to shout more effectively, rather than louder.”

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“I think there's two ways to make money online. One way is by selling other people's stuff, the other way is by selling your stuff.”

People Thinking Way Two Stuff Selling One Way Making Money Online Two Ways

Author:Jeffrey Walker

“People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I was brought up on the edge of Leeds, five miles from the city centre-on one side were fields and on the other, the city.”

People Done Sides Cities Five Fields Edges Miles Realising Urban Centre Leeds

Author:Andy Goldsworthy

“So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities of Latin America.”

Way Reality America Cities Saws Latin Urban Latin America

Author:Ruben Blades

“The future is a choice between Utopia and oblivion.”

Choices Oblivion Utopia

Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“Poetry is the honey of all flowers, the quintessence of all sciences, the marrow of wit, and the very phrase of angels.”

Flower Angel Wit Phrases Poetry Is Honey Marrow Quintessence

Author:Thomas Nashe

“A good poem is like a bouillon cube. It's concentrated and it nourishes you when you need it.”

Needs Cubes

Author:Rita Dove

“For me, the monologue was the favorite thing I had done in radio. It was based on writing, but in the end it was radio, it was standing up and leaning forward into the dark and talking, letting words come out of you.”

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Author:Garrison Keillor

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