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But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense.

~Charles Ives

Topics: Always Better Curious Extravagant Hope Intended Language Man May Maybe Most Music Satisfy Sense Transcendental

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The construction of a courthouse is a long-term investment in a building where important public business is done. But that does not justify extravagant expenditures. Courthouses should be dignified, durable, and functional. They should not be grandiose, monumental, and luxurious.

~Charles T. Canady

Topics: Building Business Construction Dignified Does Done Durable Expenditures Extravagant Functional Grandiose Important Investment Justify Long-Term Luxurious Monumental Public Should Where

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The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.

~Chester A. Arthur

Topics: Evil Expenditure Extravagant Measured Money People Public Taxed Value Who

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I was born in Paris in the mid-1960s, and by the time I was 12 I had started going to the movies by myself. Most of the movies of that period never appealed to me. I didn't like the 'naturalism,' the sad or the 'down-to-earth' characters. What I wanted from film was fantasy, dreams, funny situations, extravagant decor - and beautiful women.

~Christian Louboutin

Topics: Appealed Beautiful Beautiful Women Born By The Time Characters Down-To-Earth Dreams Extravagant Fantasy Film Funny Going Had Like Me Most Movies Myself Naturalism Never Paris Period Sad Situations Started Time Wanted Women I Was Born

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I am built close to the ground and of extravagant body.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: Am Body Built Close Extravagant Ground I Am

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I lived in a studio apartment until my mid-30s. I don't have an extravagant lifestyle.

~Craig Kilborn

Topics: Apartment Extravagant Lifestyle Lived Studio Until

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I grew up in Cincinnati, the birthplace of the creamiest and most delicious ice cream with the hugest chocolate chips. Graeter's used to be available only regionally, but an extravagant thing you could do was overnight-ship six pints to another state, in dry ice.

~Curtis Sittenfeld

Topics: Another Available Birthplace Chips Chocolate Cincinnati Could Cream Delicious Dry Extravagant Grew Ice Ice Cream Most Only Six State Thing Up Used You

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As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws.

~David Brainerd

Topics: Among Articles Authorized Errors Established Extravagant Faith Impunity Infamous Laws Most Obtained Only Practice Received Sanction Vices Were

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I was extravagant in the matter of cameras - anything photographic - I had to have the best. But that was to further my work. In most things I have gone along with the plainest - or without.

~Edward Weston

Topics: Along Anything Best Cameras Extravagant Further Gone Had Matter Most Photographic Things Without Work

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Arab states continue to send the Palestinians gifts of extravagant rhetoric and countless Arab League resolutions - but not much cash.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Arab Cash Continue Countless Extravagant Gifts League Much Palestinians Resolutions Rhetoric Send States

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