Emily Dickinson Quotes
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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It's always humbling, knowing where we came from. From being friends with the janitor in the bar and being friends with the waitress - because they were some of the only people that were listening when we finished playing - to this, we are able to appreciate every single person and every single piece of it, because we came from nothing to this.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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There are no friends at cards or world politics.
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It was just me and my mum growing up, and my mum's always said that's why I'm so mature. We were best friends, and if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't even have started athletics, because she wanted me to have a hobby.
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Any time you make more than a couple of friends at an event, I think that you actually made no friends.
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By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners, we enter a world that's just cluttered with spam, fake, digital friends, partisan media, ingenious identity thieves, world-class Ponzi schemers - a deception epidemic.
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The 'soul' is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.
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I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice.
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Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.
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I'm a tomboy now. I always wanted to fit in with my brother's group, so I climbed trees and played with lead soldiers. But I'm a woman's woman. I never understood women who don't have woman friends.
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I want to bring that old soul back, the meaningful lyrics and all of that. And I can't think of a better way to do that than through Motown.
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The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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Five days a week I drive from our home to the Episcopal Cathedral Center of Los Angeles where I have an office, my computer, and a wonderful sense of community - especially nurtured by the presence of several younger gay men and women who are good friends.
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You'll be offered the 'lead' in this new hot film with such-and-such A-list director, 'a fabulous part' - a fabulous part? A fabulous part is a character with a soul, who starts here and goes to there, you know? There aren't many of those.
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All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.
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Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.
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People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But the fact is, both me and Mos Def have made better albums since Black Star.
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One faith, one law and one standard of justice did not mean democracy. The heresy of democracy has since then worked havoc in church and state . . . Christianity and democracy are inevitably enemies.
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You really can't quantify what 'Dietland' is.
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I like the Kardashians, but I do keep them on the top of my prayer list.
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The dearest ones of time, the strongest friends of the soul--BOOKS.
