Nathaniel Parker Willis Quotes
If e'er I win a parting token, 'Tis something that has lost its power-- A chain that has been used and broken, A ruin'd glove, a faded flower; Something that makes my pleasure less, Something that means--forgetfulness.Nathaniel Parker Willis
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Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: You have to learn the rhythms of respiration - acquire the pace. Otherwise you stop right away.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
J. Philippe Rushton -
He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
Damien Chazelle -
Dreams are the expression of the unconscious while we are asleep.
Nancy Friday
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If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
Karl Pilkington -
This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.
Ban Ki-moon -
I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.
Hannah Kearney -
I have learned how to breathe, to use my cords differently. I had been tilting my head in a way when I talked that wasn't good for my throat. I've been working on all of that, and it seems to be helping.
Rachael Ray -
Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. It never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as art.
Questlove -
Having children with someone is the real bond.
Francesca Annis
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I am an African and I am very proud of that.
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When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality.
Oswald Chambers -
This is the epitaph I want on my tomb: 'Here lies one of the most intelligent animals who ever appeared on the face of the Earth.'
Benito Mussolini -
When you see yourself quoted in print and you're sorry you said it, it suddenly becomes a misquotation.
Laurence J. Peter -
True feeling justifies whatever it may cost.
May Sarton -
One of the main secrets to staying young is staying healthy. I've sometimes had to suppress a smile when some young lady, who has obviously not taken care of herself through diet or exercise, says admiringly, 'Ooh, I hope I look as good as you do when I'm your age!' Although it's intended to be complimentary, it's actually a back-hander.
Joan Collins
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I'm beautiful in my way 'cause God makes no mistakes. I'm on the right track baby, I was born this way.
Lady Gaga -
Everyone saves someone at least once. Just as he kills someone at least once. Even though he may not know it.
Erich Maria Remarque -
Since winning the election, Donald Trump has jump-started voter suppression efforts at the federal and state levels.
Jason Kander -
Feelings aroused by the touch of someone's hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith - all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
Bernie Siegel -
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
Dalai Lama -
If e'er I win a parting token, 'Tis something that has lost its power-- A chain that has been used and broken, A ruin'd glove, a faded flower; Something that makes my pleasure less, Something that means--forgetfulness.
Nathaniel Parker Willis