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There is a force of exultation, a celebration of luck, when a writer finds himself a witness to the early morning of a culture that is defining itself, branch by branch, leaf by leaf, in that self-defining dawn, which is why, especially at the edge of the sea, it is good to make a ritual of the sunrise.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Branch Celebration Culture Dawn Defining Early Early Morning Edge Finds Force Good Himself Itself Leaf Luck Make Morning Ritual Sea Sunrise Which Why Witness Writer

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When a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.

~Desmond Tutu

Topics: Africa Blamed Crash Cups Edge Ground Happens Pile South South Africa Table Warn Will You

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Final Destination was the closest thing I've done to a teen movie but it certainly had an edge to it.

~Devon Sawa

Topics: Certainly Closest Closest Thing Destination Done Edge Final Had Movie Teen Thing

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These days, the Rolling Stones still have an edge, but that fangs-out ferocity has mellowed considerably.

~Diablo Cody

Topics: Considerably Days Edge Rolling Rolling Stones Still Stones

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About the 50th hour, I was going to start thinking about the edge of the universe. Is there an edge? Is this an envelope we're living inside of, or no, does it go onto infinity in both time and space? And there's nothing like swimming for 50 hours in the ocean that gets you thinking about things like this.

~Diana Nyad

Topics: About Both Does Edge Envelope Gets Go Going Hour Hours Infinity Inside Like Living Nothing Ocean Onto Space Start Swimming Things Thinking Time Time And Space Universe You

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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Always Behind Confidence Control Edge Even Feel Give How Inside Like Look Mental Regardless Results Sustained Try Victory Winner You

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The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Action Contemplation Cutting Cutting Edge Edge Grasped Hand Mind Only World

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For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than themselves. That feeling of awe, of going to a cathedral, it's all about feeling lost in something bigger than oneself. To me, that's the definition of spectacle.

~Diane Paulus

Topics: About Awe Bigger Cathedral Definition Edge Feeling Go Going Larger Look Lost Me Ocean Oneself People Reason Something Spectacle Than Themselves Why

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My father made about $25 a week. We always lived just on the edge.

~Dick Van Dyke

Topics: About Always Edge Father Just Lived Made Week

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Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.

~Dimebag Darrell

Topics: Bends Certain Cooler Definitely Edge Give Heavier Help Instead Just Notes Playing Regular Riffs String Using

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