Emily Dickinson Quotes
I had no monarch in my life, and cannot rule myself; and when I try to organize, my little force explodes and leaves me bare and charred.
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Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
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To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
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I began hearing rumors of apossible recording session with Neil Young. I was a huge fan of Neil's.
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was such a hit than saying Spielberg's my main influence.
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I am interested in shows that are not out-and-out gag fests: you see the truth of a broken heart behind them. That is what life is like: it's really funny, you see funny things as soon as you step out of the room, but underneath that is a whole bag of broken hearts. It's that real pain and that real hilarity that makes life so intriguing.
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For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don't know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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I would love to play 'Funny Girl' or 'Evita,' but I idolize the women who have played those parts. I don't know if there needs to be another version of those shows.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
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On the ground, Pakistan is the most virulently anti-American state on the planet.
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The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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I look for something that is highly unusual, involving ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.
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I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
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I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
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A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.
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Beyond being timely, an obituary has a more subjective duty: to assess its subject's impact.
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The natural tendency of representative government, as of modern civilisation, is towards collective mediocrity: and this tendency is increased by all reductions and extensions of the franchise, their effect being to place the principal power in the hands of classes more and more below the highest level of instruction in the community.
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Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.
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I grew up in a very religious family and it is the motivating force to every thing I do. I am fortunate to have had adults all around me who really lived their faith, in helping other people and doing the best you can do. The world wasn't so wonderful back then, with segregated rule in the South. But we were never hopeless and we never despaired because we had adults out there struggling with us, being there for us, and buffering us.
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I had no monarch in my life, and cannot rule myself; and when I try to organize, my little force explodes and leaves me bare and charred.
