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Did the two of you ever talk about giving the book the title Desiderata?
Assemblies, Compositions and the iPhone Erik Stolterman 2007
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\ "(\" Desiderata\ "is a Latin word meaning \" things to be desired.
Gretchen Rubin: Balanced Life -- 18 Tips That Aren't, It Turns Out, From A Churchyard 2009
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\ "(\" Desiderata\ "is a Latin word meaning \" things to be desired.
Gretchen Rubin: Balanced Life -- 18 Tips That Aren't, It Turns Out, From A Churchyard 2009
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It is in this context that the world-famous poem called The Desiderata by the American poet Max Ehrmann 1872 - 1945 assumes a great significance.
Great Regulars: All of us in India seem to be passing through Rus Bowden 2009
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It is in this context that the world-famous poem called The Desiderata by the American poet Max Ehrmann 1872 - 1945 assumes a great significance.
Archive 2009-07-01 Rus Bowden 2009
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The Desiderata is a wonderful piece of prose poetry from 1927 and it's ideas and themes are still important today.
TECH.BLORGE.com 2010
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Christie, who coaches four members of the British team – Mark Lewis‑Francis, Conrad Williams, Laura Turner and Katherine Endacott – was invited to give a motivational speech at the camp by Britain's head coach, Charles van Commenee, and instead chose to read out a poem he had written as well as the poem "Desiderata" by Max Ehrmann.
Dwain Chambers aiming to recreate history and strike gold in Barcelona 2010
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I know that the fastest way to despair is by comparing one's insides with another's outsides, and that Max Ehrmann, the author of the classic poem "Desiderata," was absolutely correct when he said tha ...
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I know that the fastest way to despair is by comparing one's insides with another's outsides, and that Max Ehrmann, the author of the classic poem "Desiderata," was absolutely correct when he said tha ...
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News at Eleven Back Page: A story in the New York Times explained that Adlai Stevenson planned to use "Desiderata" in personalized Christmas cards to loved ones that year.
News at Eleven (Back Page): A story in the New York Times explained Rus Bowden 2009
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