Billy Collins Quotes
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The government of the German Democratic Republic rejects secret policies. It works for the people, and only the people, so it does not need to keep secrets like the warmongers.
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The greatest mathematicians, as Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, always united theory and applications in equal measure.
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I've taken the love of fashion from my mother, and journalism from my father.
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I manage my business; politicians are doing their business. I can only work within their rules and regulations. I can't pick up a political fight.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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It is as necessary for man to live in beauty rather than ugliness as it is necessary for him to have food for an aching belly or rest for a weary body.
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Every villain needs her story told.
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In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.
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Guns are beautiful. But I don't like what they do.
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If I want to, I can sign 20 films for ridiculous amounts of money, but I really want to do different kinds of cinema. I want creative satisfaction.
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My grandmother had many children. She lost most. So when we came along, we were really special. I was the first grandchild that could see her spirit moving to a new generation.
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The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
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This is not a country that has had a tremendous sympathy for poor people, so I think that the notion that somehow we have slipped into an era in which poor people don't matter is not quite the way our history would define it.
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In Mexico, you have to defend yourself and your honour.
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It is clear that while our Army was engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq, Russia studied U.S. capabilities and vulnerabilities and embarked on an ambitious and largely successful modernization effort.
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Hip-hop for me has always been hardcore and edgy.
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I feel like I'm one of the more creative artists in the game. I think I'm going to be here for a while.
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His conversation does not show the minute-hand, but he strikes the hour very correctly.
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I filmed seven movies in 2011 and I think that was a mistake. I pushed myself too hard and I want to be able to come to work each day and give 100 percent. I guess I found out what my boundaries are.
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A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.
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Our culture is not this thing to be seen from a distance. We need to be embracing the friction of it all - that is where the energy is.
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When the economy's shrinking, providing jobs, spending on things like infrastructure can actually increase revenue and drive down debt. And then, there's going to be a time at which point debt has to be taken care of.
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I'll listen to anything authentic whether it's bluegrass or gospel or blues.
