Charles Portis Quotes
You do not think much of me, do you, Cogburn?I don't think about you at all when your mouth is closed.
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I tour with a piano, actually. Luckily I am able to hire people that deal with it completely and magically a piano appears on stage and then magically disappears when I leave.
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Great amount of scientific research is there to show that health is better because transcendental meditation deals with consciousness, and consciousness is the basic value of all the physical expressions. The entire creation is the expression of consciousness.
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The relationship with time changes when you're captive.
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'I Will Follow' is a celebration of life. Sometimes when you lose something, you understand its value more than when you had it. The same is true for life.
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I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.
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Pete Wilson deregulated energy as a pay out to Enron, and we blamed Gray Davis.
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Life is just so much fun and so filled with humor.
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I know I am a writer; it is the only thing I am sure of.
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You were not wanted. You were, at best, tolerated. You had to be constantly on your guard, like an animal in a jungle full of beasts of prey. You experienced it all within the short distance of five miles from the gates of St. Peter's to Park Station in the city.
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The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people.
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I didn't want to kill a man. I'm not capable of killing a man. I wanted to kill a tyrant.
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We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.
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My kids are at a point in their lives where I'm a moral compass for them. God help them both.
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It's very rare you get a great script just handed to you, or sent to you, by someone you don't know.
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My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.
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In a relationship I'm a very loving person, emotional and sensitive.
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You can observe a lot by just watching.
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In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.
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'Tis no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.
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I know I should say he suddenly seemed vulnerable and I felt a connection to his soul or whatever, but the truth is I just wanted to tackle him and then make out for the next three thousand years.
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English was great because I could just write my opinion, and that was good enough. I was terrible in Math, even though I had amazing Math teachers. My favorite subject was either English or History. I had a really awesome high school education.
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I go gladly to my wife and boy, and I leave this world at peace with every one in it and at peace with God.
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There was no other concern; there was no other focus [in the Governor's School]. It was simply there to learn and grow and perform, and that was pretty amazing and informative. I'd say that was a big pivotal moment for me.
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You do not think much of me, do you, Cogburn?I don't think about you at all when your mouth is closed.
