Heart

Heart

The heart is a hollow muscle that pumps blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. It is found in all animals with a circulatory system (including all vertebrates).

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Famous quotes containing the word heart:

    “Miranda. My husband, then?
    Ferdinand. Ay, with a heart as willing
    As bondage e’er of freedom. Here’s my hand.
    Miranda. And mine, with my heart in ‘t.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “As soon as you are in a social setting, you better take away the key to the lock of your heart and pocket it; those who leave the key in the lock are fools.”
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

    “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game.”
    —Jacques Barzun (b. 1907)