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 have a heart to love all the world; and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests.”
    —Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)

    “Good-bye, good luck, struck the sun and the moon,
    To the fisherman lost on the land.
    He stands alone at the door of his home,
    With his long-legged heart in his hand.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “The last time I saw Paris
    Her heart was warm and gay.”
    —Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960)