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Cotton Mather is one of those classic figures of American history who can't be left out. One has to explain him or explain him away, redeem him or denounce him.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: American American History Away Classic Cotton Explain Figures Him History Left Out Redeem Those Who

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When a woman falls in love with me, I feel guilty. I am convinced that it's pure obstinacy that keeps me from reciprocating her passion. As I explain to her that I'm gay, it sounds, even to me, like a silly excuse; I scarcely believe it myself.

~Edmund White

Topics: Am Believe Convinced Even Excuse Explain Falls Feel Gay Guilty Her Keeps Like Love Me Myself Obstinacy Passion Pure Scarcely Silly Sounds Woman I Am I Feel

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Reality is very, very contradictory, and so I try to write just perfecting what I see, what I read, what I feel, in a feel-thinking way. Not only giving ideas, or receiving ideas, or trying to explain something, but mainly feel-thinking, a feel-thinking language able to tie the heart and the mind, which have been divorced.

~Eduardo Galeano

Topics: Able Been Contradictory Divorced Explain Feel Giving Heart Ideas Just Language Mainly Mind Only Perfecting Read Reality Receiving See Something Tie Try Trying Very Way Which Write I See I Feel

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The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each to himself. And that is the most complicated thing on earth.

~Edward Steichen

Topics: Complicated Each Earth Explain Himself Man Mission Most Photography Thing

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When I first became interested in photography, I thought it was the whole cheese. My idea was to have it recognized as one of the fine arts. Today I don't give a hoot in hell about that. The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself.

~Edward Steichen

Topics: About Arts Became Cheese Each Each Man Explain Fine Fine Arts First Give Hell Himself Hoot Idea Interested Man Mission Photography Recognized Thought Today Whole

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It's a problem sometimes when you speak to journalists. They quote you, and then they read what they wrote, and then they even explain it. It's dangerous.

~Ehud Olmert

Topics: Dangerous Even Explain Journalists Problem Quote Read Sometimes Speak Then Wrote You

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Most of our models have just walked in off the streets, although I also find them on countless trips to Europe - particularly Scandinavia. I operate by instinct. It's a process I cannot explain, but the prettiest girl on the block is not always the best model.

~Eileen Ford

Topics: Also Although Always Best Block Cannot Countless Europe Explain Find Girl Instinct Just Model Models Most Off Operate Our Particularly Prettiest Process Streets Them Trips Walked

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I can't explain chemistry. I really can't. I haven't got a clue what it's all about. It just happens. It's like falling in love. You can't explain why you fall in love or explain why it's this particular person.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: About Chemistry Clue Explain Fall Falling Falling In Love Got Happens Just Like Love Love You Particular Person Really Why You

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I always say, 'If you can't give a reason for the banana peel being in the alley, then don't have the comic slide over it.' Do you understand what I mean? First explain how the banana peel got there quickly. And then there's a reason for all the comedy.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Alley Always Banana Being Comedy Comic Explain First Give Got How Mean Over Over It Peel Quickly Reason Say Slide Then Understand You

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I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Acting Because Explain Explaining Great Great Talent Myself Talent

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