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:

    “I that loved and you that liked, shall we begin to wrangle?
    No, no, no, my heart is fast, and cannot disentangle.”
    —Unknown. Since First I Saw Your Face (l. 3–4)

    “The death of William Tecumseh Sherman, which took place to-day at his residence in the city of New York at 1 o’clock and 50 minutes p.m., is an event that will bring sorrow to the heart of every patriotic citizen. No living American was so loved and venerated as he.”
    —Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)

    “Without comprehension, the immigrant would forever remain shut—a stranger in America. Until America can release the heart as well as train the hand of the immigrant, he would forever remain driven back upon himself, corroded by the very richness of the unused gifts within his soul.”
    —Anzia Yezierska (1881?–1970)