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Shakespeare, leonardo da vinci, benjamin franklin and abraham lincoln never saw a movie, heard a radio or looked at television. they had 'loneliness' and knew what to do with it. they were not afraid of being lonely because they knew that was when the creative mood in them would work.
-Carl Sandburg
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Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin And

Carl Sandburg
Shakespeare, leonardo da vinci, benjamin franklin and abraham lincoln never saw a movie, heard a radio or looked at television. they had 'loneliness' and knew what to do with it. they were not afraid of being lonely because they knew that was when the creative mood in them would work.
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