“Intelligence is sexy par excellence.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) L'intelligenza è sexy per eccellenza.
Source: prevale.net
“The phonetic animal par excellence is man. All men are born with an infinite capacity for making noises and using them.”
1964, p. 141; Chapter 1; Chapter 1: The Origin of Speech
Speech, 1930
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Source: prevale.net
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