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" Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. "

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" Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. "

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" I think Spain will always remain inspirational, and I think French cuisine will continue to be very French and yet very relevant with its time and keep evolving. But the last thing you want for it is to become too trendy and confusing. It has too much history. "

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" We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. "

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