W. P. Kinsella Quotes
Most people write a lot of autobiography, but when I came to write autobiography I discovered that nothing interesting had ever happened to me. So I had to take the situation and invent stories to go with it.
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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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My hearing has suffered seriously; just now I am obliged to have the assistance of an ear trumpet. Think of that, my beauty! - There 's a state for your old Lover to be in! - No more tender whisperings! Imagine sweet confessions to be made through an ear trumpet!
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When I first started out, I was a bad actor.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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I'm the kind of person that, if someone says, 'Oh yeah, you can't do that,' I want to then go do it.
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Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world.
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This is how to avoid re-creating painful situations: Take the time to discover your real intention before you act. If it is to change someone or the world so that you will feel safe or better about yourself, don't act on it, because it is an intention of fear and can create only painful consequences.
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Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.
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When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
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I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.
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In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan.
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It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
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My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.
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Build something 100 people love, not something 1 million people kind of like.
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I think Tunisia has a specific place in the Arab world and in Africa because it is a tiny Muslim country, but it's very open minded. It's the first country to start the Arab Spring, for example.
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I've matured since joining United, on and off the field.
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Most people write a lot of autobiography, but when I came to write autobiography I discovered that nothing interesting had ever happened to me. So I had to take the situation and invent stories to go with it.
