Kenneth Rexroth Quotes
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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Like brown rice, black rice is unmilled, and it is the dark outer husk that makes it so nutty and chewy. It's also why it takes longer to cook than many other rices.
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I have such a dancer's spirit that I tend to leap around the house. Once I leaped onto my bed and landed on the floor. But I danced more for myself than I did for other people.
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I've personally backed off from direct political involvement.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
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The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're all working in an international industry.
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'Islamism' itself is such a broad and nearly meaningless word as used by the mainstream Western press, including everything from Turkey's AKP party to al Qaeda.
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Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian.
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It's been said that the men in my books have been absent, or weak, or creepy.
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I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.
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With Donald J. Trump's arrival to power, many feel astonished by the growth of populism. Others analyze with extreme care the decline of companies that measure public opinion. I am saddened to watch the lack of temperament and political stability of those who 'represent' a trend or ideology.
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Success doesn't mean that you are healthy, success doesn't mean that you're happy, success doesn't mean that you're rested. Success really doesn't mean that you look good, or feel good, or are good.
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There's nothing wrong in men of God going into politics. It will help them to do what is right.
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It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.
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I feel like I'm the luckiest actress in the world.
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I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.
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Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.
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I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.
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We have a country to turn around. This week you will nominate the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in Mitt Romney. He has no illusions about what makes America great, and he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity, or loftiness with leadership.
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
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The people's voice, as I say, is the voice of God.
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What we're trying to do is take these words and soften them. I'm an African-American comic. I use the b-word in my act.
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Did you know I staged the first performance in America of At the Hawk's Well?
