And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked.

Dr. Seuss

The King's Stilts

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Topic

Being present Work and play Work Play

Author

Dr. Seuss

Source

The King's Stilts

Medium

Children's book

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Children's book author Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Dr. Seuss. The King's Stilts. Random House, 1939.

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They lived und laughed ant loved end left.

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Topic
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Speaker
Jute

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James Joyce
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Finnegans Wake
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake. Faber and Faber, 1939.

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Another quote about Work

Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

Andy Warhol

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

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Nature of art Making money Work Art and business Business

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The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, ch. 6.

Another quote from 1939

The last mass trials were a great success. There are going to be fewer but better Russians.

Greta Garbo

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Speaker
Ninotchka
Actor
Greta Garbo
Source
Ninotchka
Medium
Film
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Ninotchka. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.