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Few people know anything of the english history but what they learn from shakespear; for our story is rather a tissue of personal adventures and catastrophes than a series of political events.
-Elizabeth Montagu
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Few People Know Anything Of The English

Elizabeth Montagu
Few people know anything of the english history but what they learn from shakespear; for our story is rather a tissue of personal adventures and catastrophes than a series of political events.
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The 20th century saw far greater catastrophes than september 11th, as bad as it was, and they didn't render literature or art or music irrelevant. in fact, i think that literature and art help us to understand - sometimes they provide narratives and metaphors for understanding history, for understanding recent catastrophes.
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Branson ate his salad, and left the rest of his fish untouched, while grace tucked into his steak and kidney pudding with relish. 'i read a while ago,' he told branson, 'that the french drink more red wine than the english but live longer. the japanese eat more fish than the english but drink less wine and live longer. the germans eat more red meat than the english, and drink more beer and they live longer too. you know the moral of this story? 'no' 'it's not what you eat or drink - it's speaking english that kills you.
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We always seem to be surprised by events, especially by catastrophes, but also by wonderful events. look at 1990, the year that the soviet union collapsed and apartheid in south africa collapsed and the berlin wall came down. i don't know anyone who foresaw those events. it seems to me that as a species we are constantly trying to adapt ourselves to the unexpected. in the meantime, we talk as if we are in control, and we're not. this seems to me to be the truth about the twentieth century.
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It is so important to remember that, as we travel through life, there will be so many events which we can`t control. these are things that seemingly alter our lives forever or become barriers for living a life of fulfillment. it`s important to remember that the ultimate experience of life is not to be controlled by events. we all have difficult events in our lives - the loss of family members, economics, stress, litigation, government interference in our businesses, health challenges. remember that it is not the events that shape our lives, but, rather, the meaning we attach to them.
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