Click to view:. Image source:. We need you! Help build the largest human-edited quotes collection on the web! Add a Quote. Our favorite collection of Famous Authors ». Mahatma Gandhi. John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Mark Twain. Probably because the words "breast" and "beast" sound a lot a like. Also, the idea of a "savage beast" makes a little more sense to our modern ears. When's the last time you heard someone talk about the condition of their breast?
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There is always that joy that comes with the ability to express ones self, both thought, feelings etc in the most professional and accurate manner. That is what I am striving to attain.
I remembered a few of these from a class long ago, but they are still good to know for those times when you are looking for correct attribution and how amazing the human brain is at morphing and changing things through no fault of anyone. Always good to see the original quotes mixed in there as well.
This is a really useful reminder to fact check even the things we believe we know to be right. It is exactly the opposite of the message of scripture. Does 2. I appreciated a lot your article as I often try to find the original source and exact writing of the quotations I want to use as well except that they are in French.. And I agree with the fact that the remixed one can be superior which can bring more inspiration than the original.
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