Donald Hall Quotes
Every afternoon, I shut the door of my bedroom to write: Poetry was secret, dangerous, wicked and delicious.
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I made a lot of money, and I want to give something back to my country.
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We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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I wasn't interested at all in doing a documentary. I was not a public figure.
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Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House.
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I never knew that Americans would take up soccer, and it's a gender-free sport in high school there.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such an excellent banjo player that you almost don't wish you had a pair of wire cutters.
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I've been in situations where I was the only black guy. We're in a time now where nobody wants to see that. But it still happens.
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Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
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Our intent is to operate Time Warner as it operates today, with autonomy in its divisions, including the world-class creative talent and journalists that make Time Warner a leader in entertainment and news.
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You can't hire someone to practice for you.
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I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy.
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Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her.
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No one wants to see curvy women.
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If you don't show care and love for your children and leave the mothers to take care of all their needs, if they grow up, they will also not consider you.
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I think that what we do out on the field is oftentimes a little bit better than what men do. I don't think that we flop around as much. I think we're tough. I mean, I've got battle wounds on my legs from the turf and sliding. And we're gritty. And we're feisty. And I think that I would never back down from a guy.
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Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
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And I missed it by two feet. It makes me understand and appreciate what the ball does do on its way into the plate.
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Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.
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It's like an OCD thing, it's not as much something I enjoy. If I see a chapstick that I've never tried, I have to buy it. And then once that door's been opened, I have to check the whole store to see if there are more chapsticks that I don't have.
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The position of vice president does not exist in France; neither does a role comparable that of the first lady of the United States.
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My family don't listen to R&B - never have, never will. They only listen to gospel. That's where I get my voice from. I got a gospel voice.
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Every afternoon, I shut the door of my bedroom to write: Poetry was secret, dangerous, wicked and delicious.
