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Reading is an act of civilization; it's one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities.

~Ben Okri

Topics: Act Acts Because Builds Castles Civilization Free Greatest Material Mind Possibilities Raw Raw Material Reading Takes

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Reading, like writing, is a creative act. If readers only bring a narrow range of themselves to the book, then they'll only see their narrow range reflected in it.

~Ben Okri

Topics: Act Book Bring Creative Creative Act Like Narrow Only Range Readers Reading Reflected See Themselves Then Writing

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The poem is never complete in the mind. It emerges, and then it's like an act of unveiling. The unveiling is the longest and most difficult part of it.

~Ben Okri

Topics: Act Complete Difficult Emerges Like Longest Mind Most Never Part Poem Then

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In many cases, Obama's exercise of authoritarian power is criminal. His executive branch is responsible for violations of the Arms Export Control Act in shipping weapons to Syria, the Espionage Act in Libya, and IRS law with regard to the targeting of conservative groups.

~Ben Shapiro

Topics: Act Arms Authoritarian Branch Cases Conservative Control Criminal Espionage Executive Executive Branch Exercise Export Groups His Irs Law Libya Many Obama Power Regard Responsible Shipping Syria Targeting Violations Weapons

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When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don't know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up.

~Benicio Del Toro

Topics: About Act Always Before Feel Get Know May Me Might Movie Night Now Opposite Out Parts People Relax Scene Sleep Some Some People Sometimes Up Well Worked I May Not

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I drove a blue and yellow Super Shuttle van for two 10-hour shifts on the weekend after a week at ACT of 10 A.M.-10 P.M. I wasn't surviving too much.

~Benjamin Bratt

Topics: Act After Blue Drove Much Shifts Shuttle Super Surviving Too Too Much Two Van Week Weekend Yellow

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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Act Capable Honour Meanness Party Political Political Party Politics Treachery Which

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The mind as well as the body must be not only strong but well disciplined in order to act with promptness and vigor in new and untried situations. It is hard to turn men's minds from the old and deeply worn channels in which they have long been flowing.

~Benjamin Robbins Curtis

Topics: Act Been Body Channels Deeply Disciplined Flowing Hard Long Men Mind Minds Must New Old Only Order Situations Strong Turn Vigor Well Which Worn

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There are many causes why a people politically ignorant cannot be roused to action. Perfect political ignorance must be accompanied by indifference to the general interests of society, and thus one of the most powerful motives which can act on the human mind is totally destroyed.

~Benjamin Robbins Curtis

Topics: Accompanied Act Action Cannot Causes Destroyed General Human Human Mind Ignorance Ignorant Indifference Interests Many Mind Most Most Powerful Motives Must People Perfect Political Politically Powerful Society Thus Totally Which Why

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And capital punishment, however ineffective it may be and through whatever ignorance it may be resorted to, is a strictly defensive act, - at least in theory.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Act Capital Capital Punishment Defensive However Ignorance Ineffective Least May Punishment Strictly Theory Through Whatever

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