And poets, in my view, and I think the view of most people, do speak God's language - it's better, it's finer, it's language on a higher plane than ordinary people speak in their daily lives.
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It's people that are involved in kids' lives at every level, and it's ... DONNA SHALALA There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn... MARLEE MATLIN Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worr... CRAIG GROESCHEL I could tell you which writer's rhythms I am imitating. It's not exactly plagiarism, it'... CHARLES KURALT I get really flowery and verbose in my adult books, but I don't think I dumb down my Y.A. It'... GAIL CARRIGER My world view is that it can all go to hell in an instant, and you have to be ready for it. That'... DAVID MORRELL It definitely sharpened my interest in language, the way people used language, slang words, speech p... AMY HECKERLING My risk tolerance is higher than some people's, but it's not nearly as high as some people... ANDREW SOLOMON I think that people should learn about that. In most music, there's one way that you do somethin... BILLY HIGGINS Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's. E. M. FORSTER What goes around comes around in business, and it's better to help people out rather than bill t... BEN ELLIOT I do not speak through my characters; it's not a ventriloquist act. AARON SORKIN You know, I do speak the Queens English. It's just the wrong Queens that's all. It's ove... CYNDI LAUPER I would never speak about specifics in my own relationships because I think it's tacky. JENNIFER LOPEZ Scientists in different disciplines don't speak the same language. They publish in different jou... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON To what better purpose can a man's energy be devoted, and his talents, than the resuscitation of... GEORGE A. MOORE I don't care what I look like; it's how people think of me. And I do care how people think o... MILLIE BOBBY BROWN As I make my way through, I feel okayness reaching through me. The funny thing is that okayness... 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