Irving Howe Quotes
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
Karin Slaughter -
We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
Edgardo Osorio -
I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
Maddie Ziegler -
Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy.
Oleg Cassini -
To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.
Taisen Deshimaru -
What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality.
Wallace Stevens
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
Oliver North -
The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
Larry King -
Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
Natalie Clifford Barney -
On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
Indira Gandhi -
The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
Ovid -
Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
Ted Yoho
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
Ice Cube -
Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. -
I'm the diva from the future. The next gig's on the moon. Catch me while you can.
Natasha Bedingfield -
I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.
Adam McKay -
Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
Pat Summitt -
William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
Patrick Stewart
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You know how you put peanut butter on a piece of bread and the bread falls - it never falls on the bread side down, it always falls peanut butter side down. That's because of gravity.
J. B. Smoove -
If Thai citizens still hold this harmony in their hearts, there is hope that in whatever the situation, Thailand will surely get through it safely and with stability.
Bhumibol Adulyadej -
As an Israeli, I have come to understand: there is no way to love Israel and reject a two-state peace, no way to love Israel and reject Palestine.
Yael Dayan -
As an owner, you have a choice. Do you want to adopt a vision that you think is real sharp and real cutting edge and could get you from good to great - has a chance - or do you want to just say the organization is not about that, and we're not going to try to adopt a new coaching philosophy and vision.
Jeffrey Lurie -
As a woman of a certain age - and really, ever since I hit puberty and my baby-making parts were suddenly subject to public debate - I've been told over and over again that I will 'change my mind' about not wanting kids.
Jen Kirkman -
Good readers make much out of little.
Irving Howe