Knut Hamsun Quotes
Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.
Quotes to Explore
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I think violence can never be justified.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.
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I like to swim. It's good for the body and it helps clear my head.
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As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.
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Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.
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It's never fun having to bulk up for a job on an action film, then lose weight for another role. I don't actually mind working out, but it's the diet: I'm half-French, so I love my food, and boiled chicken breast for breakfast is not my idea of a good meal.
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I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.
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The United Nations Children's Fund reports that more than 18 million children worldwide have lost both parents to the ravages of AIDS, starvation, war or natural disasters.
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My children receive education that greatly emphasizes the fact they are part of a human group that has tradition, collective memory, and a state. I am a great believer in the need for Israel to be a Jewish state. I certainly believe my children will pass that on to their children.
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They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.
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There's so much you can do with laying words on a bed of music. You can completely change their meaning with the type of music or the way they're sung.
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At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
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My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.
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Wait on God and He will work, but don't wait in spiritual sulks because you cannot see an inch in front of you! Are we detached enough from our spiritual hysterics to wait on God? To wait is not to sit with folded hands, but to learn to do what we are told.
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The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.
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A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.
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We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us.
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Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.
