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Famous quotes containing the word creature:

“Man, dull creature of enormous head,
What would he look at in the coiling sky?”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)

“Ambition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to better things in the future. Restless, energetic, purposeful, it is ambition that makes of the creature a real man.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

“Speak to me, lovely creature of my dreams, but only a few vague words.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)