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Our ancient forebears who learned to synchronize the movements of dance were those with the capacity to predict what others around them were going to do and signal to others what they wanted to do next. These forms of communication may well have helped lead to the formation of larger human communities.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Ancient Around Capacity Communication Communities Dance Formation Forms Going Helped Human Larger Lead Learned May Movements Next Others Our Predict Signal Them Those Wanted Well Were Who

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I met Kevin when I was 19, at a Second City workshop. We were paired up together in the first class I went to. By the end of the class we formed our improv group, and over the next three years we performed leading up to the formation of The Kids in the Hall.

~Dave Foley

Topics: City Class End First First Class Formation Formed Group Hall Improv Kevin Kids Leading Met Next Our Over Performed Second Second City Three Together Up Were Workshop Years

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My first large-scale community development opportunity was the formation of the Mission Viejo Co. - a partnership with the O'Neill Family, who owned Rancho Mission Viejo. As the young president of the company, I had the responsibility for master planning, master building and implementing the new community's development plans.

~Donald Bren

Topics: Building Community Company Development Family First Formation Had Implementing Large-Scale Master Mission New Opportunity Owned Partnership Planning Plans President Responsibility Who Young

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The emotions have been seen as the center of woman's soul. For that reason, emotional formation will have to be centrally placed in woman's formation.

~Edith Stein

Topics: Been Center Emotional Emotions Formation Placed Reason Seen Soul Will Woman

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It is an established scientific fact that monetary policy has had virtually no effect on output and employment in the U.S. since the formation of the Fed.

~Edward C. Prescott

Topics: Effect Employment Established Fact Fed Formation Had Monetary Monetary Policy Output Policy Scientific Since Virtually

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My cultural experiences were as important to my formation as many of the other things that happened to me.

~Edward Hirsch

Topics: Cultural Experiences Formation Happened Important Many Me Other Things Were

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The intellectual evolution of the race consists in an increase in the number, delicacy, complexity, permanence and speed of formation of such associations.

~Edward Thorndike

Topics: Associations Complexity Consists Delicacy Evolution Formation Increase Intellectual Number Permanence Race Speed

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This growth in the number, speed of formation, permanence, delicacy and complexity of associations possible for an animal reaches its acme in the case of man.

~Edward Thorndike

Topics: Animal Associations Case Complexity Delicacy Formation Growth Man Number Permanence Possible Speed

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Out of my discomforts, which were small enough, grew one thing for which I have all my life been grateful, the formation of fixed habits of work.

~Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Topics: All My Life Been Enough Fixed Formation Grateful Grew Habits Life My Life One Thing Out Small Thing Were Which Work

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Gradually I became aware of details: a company of French soldiers was marching through the streets of the town. They broke formation, and went in single file along the communication trench leading to the front line. Another group followed them.

~Ernst Toller

Topics: Along Another Aware Became Broke Communication Company Details File Followed Formation French Front Front Line Gradually Group Leading Line Marching Single Soldiers Streets Them Through Town Trench

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