W. P. Kinsella Quotes
Syzygy, inexorable, pancreatic, phantasmagoria - anyone who can use those four words in one sentence will never have to do manual labor.
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What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket.
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The most emphatic place in a clause or sentence is the end. This is the climax; and, during the momentary pause that follows, that last word continues, as it were, to reverberate in the reader's mind. It has, in fact, the last word.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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The great opportunity belongs to him who can see it, to him who can grasp it. The better part of your chance is right inside of you.
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'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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You don't actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, 'You king of the blacks,' you're king of the blacks - whether you like it or not.
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Writing is much, much harder than taking pictures because you have to man-haul it all out of your insides.
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The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
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I don't think it is so difficult to solve the problems between Cuba and the United States; it all depends on whether there is a dialogue, a discussion, or if the prejudices and hatred of people like the extremists and terrorists from the Cuban community, who try to impose their policies, prevail.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid.
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I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
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Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may accidentally get something you want.
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At this time, the only thing that would get me back in the ring is something that would positively impact those in need. If selling out another major event would allow me to bring a ship full of supplies to hand out to those in need, I'd say that would be very significant.
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I've been through a lot off the field. I think that kind of translates onto the field. Football serves for a lot of life lessons, and so it allows me to stay humble and continue to work.
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I am interested in writing how women really feel, how they really think, and how they respond to men. I don't want men reading my books because they might find out too much.
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... a great many times in this world, the hardest work we are given is just to sit to one side and neither speak, nor act. It is then prayer becomes an unspeakable blessing.
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Syzygy, inexorable, pancreatic, phantasmagoria - anyone who can use those four words in one sentence will never have to do manual labor.
