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For though we often need to be restored to the small, concrete, limited, and certain, we as often need to be reminded of the large, vague, unlimited, unknown.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Certain Concrete Large Limited Need Often Reminded Restored Small Though Unknown Unlimited Vague

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On a very basic, concrete level, there have been times when my work, regardless of the content, has harmed relationships because I made that work such a primary priority in my life.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Basic Because Been Concrete Content Harmed Level Life Made My Life Primary Priority Regardless Relationships Times Very Work

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Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: Art Concrete Feelings Most Our Representation Subtle

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The clock of communism has stopped striking. But its concrete building has not yet come crashing down. For that reason, instead of freeing ourselves, we must try to save ourselves from being crushed by its rubble.

~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Topics: Being Building Clock Come Communism Concrete Crashing Crushed Down Freeing Instead Must Ourselves Reason Save Stopped Striking Try

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Mr. Hussein began building Ghazalia in the early 1980s as a home for army officers and other members of his Baath Party. Concrete mansions with pillars and domes are common in the southern half of the district.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Army Began Building Common Concrete District Early Half His Home Hussein Mansions Members Officers Other Party Pillars Southern Mr 1980S

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I've tried to approach environmentalism the same way I do my climbing: by setting small, concrete goals that build on each other.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Approach Build Climbing Concrete Each Environmentalism Goals Other Same Setting Small Tried Way

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Similar to the telescope or the telephone, television enables us to see or hear things we never dreamed of. When you look at the details, a concrete scene between people is really something incredibly unlikely, something subtle that requires extended description.

~Alexander Kluge

Topics: Between Concrete Description Details Dreamed Enables Extended Hear Incredibly Look Never People Really Requires Scene See Similar Something Subtle Telephone Telescope Television Things Unlikely Us You

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I've always seen my campaigns against corruption as political work of a purer form than what opposition leaders usually do. All they do is hold roundtables and release political statements, which is all well and good. But there are concrete things that need to get done in order to achieve the basic goal of every opposition politician.

~Alexei Navalny

Topics: Achieve Against Always Basic Campaigns Concrete Corruption Done Every Form Get Goal Good Hold Leaders Need Opposition Order Political Politician Release Seen Statements Than Things Well Which Work

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It is in literature that the concrete outlook of humanity receives its expression.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Concrete Expression Humanity Literature Outlook Receives

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When I was a kid, I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.

~Alicia Keys

Topics: Blast Chopin Concrete Day Day One Go He Hip-Hop Influenced Jungle Kid Love Me New New York Out Piano Practise Radio Stoop Then York I Love

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