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Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.

~A. R. Ammons

Topics: Actual Besides Class Differs Discourse Everything First Free Keeping Logical Many Mode Poems Poetry Reading Suggest Teach Teaching Things Two While Would You

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There is that lovely feeling of one reader telling another, 'You must read this.' I've always wanted to write a book like that, with the sense that you are contributing to the discourse in middle America, a discourse that begins at a book club in a living room, but then spreads. That is meaningful to me.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: Always America Another Begins Book Club Contributing Discourse Feeling Like Living Living Room Lovely Me Meaningful Middle Must Read Reader Room Sense Spreads Telling Then Wanted Write You

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The one thing that is distinctive about America historically has been the fact that we are all able to engage in public discourse without the political becoming personal.

~Ajit Pai

Topics: Able About America Becoming Been Discourse Distinctive Engage Fact Historically One Thing Personal Political Public The One Thing Thing Without

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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse, the Internet can only work if it's a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.

~Al Franken

Topics: Ability Audience Businesses Corporations Customers Discourse Economy Engine Field Find Forum Innovation Internet Level Level Playing Field Media Only Our Playing Playing Field Political Powerful Reach Same Should Small Small Businesses Source Truly Work

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We will continue to invest in our people and technology to help provide a safe place for civic discourse and meaningful connections on Facebook.

~Alex Stamos

Topics: Civic Connections Continue Discourse Facebook Help Invest Meaningful Our Our People People Place Provide Safe Safe Place Technology Will

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Public discourse about climate change has resulted in the erroneous idea that it's all about cost, burden and sacrifice. If the math was correct, everyone would see it's about profit, jobs and competitive advantage.

~Amory Lovins

Topics: About Advantage Burden Change Climate Climate Change Competitive Competitive Advantage Correct Cost Discourse Everyone Idea Jobs Math Profit Public Resulted Sacrifice See Would

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To be clear, I worry as much about the impact of the Internet as anyone else. I worry about shortening attention spans, the physical cost of sedentary 'surfing' and the potential for coarsening discourse as millions of web pages compete for attention by appealing to our base instincts.

~Andrew Weil

Topics: About Anyone Anyone Else Appealing Attention Base Clear Compete Cost Discourse Else Impact Instincts Internet Millions Much Our Pages Physical Potential Spans Surfing Web Worry

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I am interested in levels of brain discourse. How articulate are the voices in your head? You know, there's a different voice for the phone, and a different voice if you're talking in bed. When you're starting off with a narrator, it's interesting to think, where is their voice coming from, what part of their brain?

~Anne Enright

Topics: Am Articulate Bed Brain Coming Different Discourse Head How Interested Interesting Know Levels Narrator Off Part Phone Starting Talking Think Voice Voices Where You Your I Am

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In addition to the executive responsibility of handling and managing the government, the president has an important voice that sets the tone for much of our national discourse.

~Anthony Scaramucci

Topics: Addition Discourse Executive Government Handling Important Managing Much National Our President Responsibility Sets Tone Voice

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I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.

~Anupam Kher

Topics: Because Been Discourse Done Enough Give Importance Injustice Political Pundits Speak Them

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