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You perhaps know me as a novelist. Literature is one of the arts - in fact, the noblest of the arts. That is not my opinion; it was first expressed by the ancients. As art, literature has many similarities with the other art forms.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Ancient Art Art Forms Arts Expressed Fact First Forms In Fact Know Literature Many Me Noblest Novelist Opinion Other Perhaps Similarities You

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From antiquity, Latin died but is still studied in seminaries and elite universities. So did Sanskrit in Asia. iI was replaced by Pali, but even Pali died, too. Linguists say the only ancient language which was resuscitated from the grave was Hebrew of Israel.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Ancient Antiquity Asia Did Died Elite Even Grave Hebrew Israel Language Latin Only Replaced Say Still Studied Too Universities Which

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In 'Roma,' I wanted to get across the idea that underneath Rome today is ancient Rome. So close. I am always conscious of that, and it thrills me. Imagine being in a traffic jam at the Coliseum! Rome is the most wonderful movie set in the world... As was the case with many of my film ideas, it was inspired by a dream.

~Federico Fellini

Topics: Across Always Am Ancient Ancient Rome Being Case Close Conscious Dream Film Get Idea Ideas Imagine Inspired Jam Many Me Most Movie Movie Set Rome Set Thrills Today Traffic Underneath Wanted Wonderful World I Am

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Suzhou is an ancient city full of old gardens that are very famous in China. It is very beautiful. Plus, I met my boyfriend there!

~Fei Fei Sun

Topics: Ancient Beautiful Boyfriend China City Famous Full Gardens Met Old Plus Very

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We are political animals, as, not without reason, affirmed Aristotle, who perhaps influenced humanity's thinking more than any other ancient philosopher through his almost 200 treatises, according to reports, of which only 31 have been preserved.

~Fidel Castro

Topics: According Almost Ancient Animals Any Aristotle Been His Humanity Influenced More Only Other Perhaps Philosopher Political Preserved Reason Reports Than Thinking Through Which Who Without

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I am obsessed with the whole Victoriana thing, the whole Jack the Ripper London era, the grayness of it, the haunted feeling of it, all ancient and bloody.

~Florence Welch

Topics: Am Ancient Bloody Era Feeling Haunted Jack London Obsessed Thing Whole I Am

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Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth.

~Francis Picabia

Topics: Ancient Error Knowledge Reflecting Youth

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It more or less has the shape of a love song, but 'Crescent Moon' reflects more my longing for an ancient romantic context that includes wild animals, fire, danger of death, stellar navigation, and seasonal intuition.

~Frank Black

Topics: Ancient Animals Context Danger Death Fire Intuition Less Longing Love Moon More More Or Less Navigation Reflects Romantic Shape Song Wild Wild Animals

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We all belong to an ancient identity. Stories are the rivers that take us there.

~Frank Delaney

Topics: Ancient Belong Identity Rivers Stories Take Us

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Our brains have been designed to blur the line between self and other. It is an ancient neural circuitry that marks every mammal, from mouse to elephant.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Ancient Been Between Blur Brains Designed Elephant Every Line Marks Mouse Other Our Self

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