Kent Haruf Quotes
I write in a journal first, briefly. Then read something I've read many times before, for about half an hour, then rework what I wrote the day before.
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Honey, God loves everybody. It's human beings who mess things up.
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My first thought is always of light.
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The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to look at the painters of this century.
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I'm fascinated by the capacity to be able to do harm. I struggle every day with the ability of people to do evil. Not just the big things - the petty things that people do in order to make someone feel small, when it's so easy to do, and it hurts so much.
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You can always tell an actor by the bored look in their eye whenever someone else is talking.
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It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.
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Even when things are at their worst, there's a little voice in your head saying, 'Good story!'
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I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind.
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They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself.
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I think you need to do something new to keep reinventing yourself.
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At the risk of sounding really corny now, I'm a career prosecutor. I've been doing this for a very long time. And I believe in holding people responsible when they violate the law. But our sole responsibility is to seek justice. And sometimes that means a very lengthy sentence for people who are dangerous and from which society must be protected.
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We just done doing The Blessed Hellride tour and Ozzfest.
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I don't want to be a 'teen star' because so many people don't ever grow out of that.
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When you have a natural genetic tan developed over centuries and many generations, the idea of soaking up rays by the pool has never made sense.
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I secretly want to shave my head.
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My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.
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Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface.
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I don't have to fight if I don't want to.
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If I'm going to see people, I won't wear heavy makeup. It's not attractive on me. When you see those pictures on my Instagram, they are usually for when I'm doing a photo shoot or an interview.
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As the wealthiest nation on Earth, we have made a commitment to provide health care for those over 65. In order to pay for this, each of us should contribute the same, flat percentage of our earned income.
Charles B. Rangel -
For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.
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Ronald Reagan helped me become a Republican.
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I write in a journal first, briefly. Then read something I've read many times before, for about half an hour, then rework what I wrote the day before.
