Jack Gilbert Quotes
Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there’s music in us. Hope is pushed down but the angel flies up again taking us with her.

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I have a song about being in love. I have a song about being supportive. There's inspiring ones, and there's some that show a little bit more fun and daring. It really is a range of who I am.
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The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.
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It's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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You've got to take the bitter with the sour.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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Why not premiere movies on Netflix the same day they're opening in theaters? Listen to the consumer; give the consumer what they want.
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Midi is my hobby.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
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I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
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I have always wanted to be liked and respected.
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I had a happier experience of the city as an actress than I had had as a model.
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Just met a boy, just met a boy when he could become my little problem.
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The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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Why should it be my loneliness, Why should it be my song, Why should it be my dream deferred overlong?
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Every good film is a bit like a dream, when you come away from it. That's what you should aspire to, rather than some social document. I want to create a little world that will stay with the audience.
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My goal is to be a contributor and to encourage others as they realize their dreams.
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Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there’s music in us. Hope is pushed down but the angel flies up again taking us with her.