Dar Williams Quotes
I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.
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In the face of postwar austerity, hundreds of brides-to-be across the country sent Princess Elizabeth their clothing coupons so that she could have the dress of their dreams.
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I have my dad's shape. No booty.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
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A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.
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If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
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I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.
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One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.
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If my mom reads that I'm grammatically incorrect I'll have hell to pay.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.
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I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.
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There's a lot of pressure to look like the last company that was successful.
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I loved editing, and being a cookbook editor is a really a great job.
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I can only think of one wacky best friend who I thought was awesome: Rhys Ifans in 'Notting Hill.' He really nailed the wacky best friend.
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In peace-armies discipline meant the hunt, not of an average but of an absolute; the hundred per cent standard in which the ninety-nine were played down to the level of the weakest man on parade.... The deeper the discipline, the lower was the individual excellence; also the more sure the performance.
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It is in the province of home and society that woman has fashioned the customs. Here, women's approval and disapproval, wishes and wants, have been quite as formative and reformative as the action of the sea on the mainland.
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I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.
