W. H. Auden Quotes
A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.W. H. Auden
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The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that. Of course, it's important to make a living and all that, but the main impulse as far as I'm concerned - and I'm sure as other writers are concerned - is to tell a story that I feel impelled by.
Vikram Seth -
When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
Illeana Douglas -
Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
Rand Paul -
I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
Aby Rosen -
To be honest, I wasn't a sci-fi geek at all. But I do love a good sci-fi film, especially one that can really take you away. And I read some reality-bending novels growing up, like stuff by Vonngeut, so I already had one part my brain open to the unnatural and unusual, and it's generally fun to venture into that world and film in it.
Olivia Thirlby -
Every joke in 'The Office' was unexpected. I cringed; I could hardly look. I cried with laughter.
Ian Watson
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Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed.
Patrick Macnee -
I love Star City - it is my home.
Valentina Tereshkova -
O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.
Abu Bakr -
The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
Barbara Corcoran -
I was born in Argentina where polo is popular, and my father always loved horses, so he encouraged me to play. He's the main reason I started to play polo and get involved with the sport.
Nacho Figueras -
It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
Tahar Rahim
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I love the Web, but the basis of my work is going through the physical books. When you go to the library, you see other books around on the shelves that you never knew existed. You can flip through a book and see the whole outline of it.
Camille Paglia -
The Central Bank should have a permanent window for discounting high quality securities where banks could go and discount these. It gives peace of mind to the banks. In the absence of this facility, what banks tend to do is to keep a liquidity cushion for emergency requirements. This is a very expensive way of managing liquidity.
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair -
Thinking differently is my strength.
Carine Roitfeld -
It is true that when there's a drone attack, those - that the - the terrorists are killed, it's true. But 500 and 5,000 more people rises against it, and more terrorism occurs, and more - more bomb blasts occurs.
Malala Yousafzai -
If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of accountability.
Barry Ritholtz -
I think I've been influenced by everything I've ever heard. The first thing I ever heard was my grandma, who was an opera singer. The first song I ever learned was the 'Nessun Dorma' from Puccini's 'Turandot.' My father was a big band singer, so I used to hear him walking around the house singing standards all the time.
J. D. Souther
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You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
Og Mandino -
It is historically true that a large proportion of infidels in all ages have been persons of distinguished integrity and honor.
John Stuart Mill -
To saucy doubts and fears.
William Shakespeare -
I got no hate in me.
Waris Ahluwalia -
I've always boxed, I always taught boxing.
Adam Carolla -
A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
W. H. Auden