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Quote by François-René de Chateaubriand

“As soon as a true thought has entered our mind, it gives a light which makes us see a crowd of other objects which we have never perceived before.”

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François-René de Chateaubriand

French writer born on September 4, 1768, and died on July 4, 1848. Chateaubriand is one of the representatives of French Romantic literature and is known for his delicate emotional descriptions and profound philosophical thoughts. more

“You'll have games where you're out there a long time. Being able to go through that and not get stiff was a good thing for me, ... As I went along, it felt better, and on that last play [a nifty move to his right and a throw across his body for the final out in the seventh] had a lot of body torque to it, and no problems.”

Long Play Problem Body Able Lasts Moving Games Felt Long Time Good Things Finals No Problem Torque

Author:Nomar Garciaparra

“There is something elegantly sinister about the Rolling Stones. They sit before you at a press conference like five unfolding switchblades; their faces set in rehearsed snarls; their hair studiously unkempt and matted; their clothes part of some private conceit; and the way they walk and talk and the songs they sing all become part of some long mean reach for the jugular.”

Way Mean Long Faces Song Walks Five Hair Clothes Stones Presses Rolling Conferences Conceit Unfolding Rolling Stones Sinister Press Conferences

Author:Pete Hamill

“Today there are a lot of novelists who seem to be writing to be reviewed, not read.”

Writing Seems Today Novelists

Author:Pete Hamill

“That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women seetherelationship between objects? It is an extra dimension of feeling which we men are without and one that makes war abhorrent to all real women?and absurd.”

Men War Real Feelings Sex Objects Absurd Extras Dimensions Distinction Absurdity Abhorrent Real Women

Author:John Fowles

“Whole sight; or all the rest is desolation.”

Whole Sight Desolation

Book:Daniel Martin

Source: Daniel Martin

“Science disembodies; art embodies.”

Art

Book:The Aristos

Source: The Aristos

“All pasts are like poems; one can derive a thousand things, but not live in them.”

Past Poetry Thousand

Book:The Enigma of Stonehenge

Source: The Enigma of Stonehenge

“The difference between winning nineteen games and winning twenty for a pitcher is bigger than anyone out of baseball realizes. It's the same for hitters - someone who hits .300 looks back on the guy who batted .295 and says 'tough luck buddy.”

Looks Guy Games Winning Realizing Differences Tough Baseball Bigger Twenties Luck Buddy Pitcher Nineteen

Author:Warren Spahn

“A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.”

Sports Upset Timing Pitcher

Author:Warren Spahn

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