Van Wyck Brooks Quotes
Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.
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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
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Music is art, and once you become an artist, you need to learn how to accept criticism.
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I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality.
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There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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If you imagine writing 1,000 words a day, which most journalists do, that would be a very long book a year. I don't manage nearly that... but I have published slightly too much recently.
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.
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I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.
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It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
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I can paint in jail.
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Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.
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There's nothing like taking two flights when you have a horrible hangover. It's bad when people can see actual alcohol seeping out of your disgusting pores.
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I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of the New Testament.
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And you can't complain about kissing Emma Watson. Isn't that what everyone in the world wants to do? I've known Emma for a few years. She's this amazing capacity of young and vibrant and brilliant, but also a bright, intelligent old soul.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.
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Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
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It takes 65 muscles to frown and 13 to make a smile. Why work overtime?
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Women are enslaved by their own liberation.
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I've no idea if I want to do this for the rest of my life, so I want to try and work with the best people I can.
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I want to say very clearly that the government... is ready to intervene in order to guarantee the stability of banks and the savings of our citizens.
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Our senses are woefully limited. Our brains are but tiny candles flickering in an infinity of darkness. Our only wisdom is to admit that we cannot understand, and since we cannot understand we must do the best we can with faith. which is our only talent. The greatest act of faith we are capable of is that of loving another more than we love ourselves, and occasionally we can be quite good at it.
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Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.
