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street corner

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street corner (plural street corners)

The corner of a street, usually where two streets meet at an intersection.

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At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. Albert Camus

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door. Albert Camus

No masterpieces in huge frames to worship, ... and yet there are the days when every street corner rounds itself into a sunlit surprise, a painting or a phrase, canoes drawn up by the market, the harbour's blue, the barracks. So much to do still, all of it praise. Derek Walcott

Standing on a street corner waiting for no one is power. Gregory Corso

To me, acting is acting... I'd be happy working on a street corner in a mime troupe. Kelly McGillis

The best time to listen to a politician is when he's on a stump on a street corner in the rain late at night when he's exhausted. Then he doesn't lie. Theodore White

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