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 looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God recognizes I will do this and forgives me.”
    —Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)

    “If grief could burn out
    Like a sunken coal,
    The heart would rest quiet....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Half the business is done, when one has gained the heart and the affections of those with whom one is to transact it.”
    —Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)