Donald Hall Quotes
When it comes to poetry, I think partly the numbers of people attempting to write poems is probably a result or the reaction to technology.
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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The rule of improvisation I took to heart was, 'Don't think.' I tend to over-think things, so that was a big lesson for me.
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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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I still wanted to see the family come back to life. And when that didn't transpire from the music, it kinda made me feel like I was bein' taken advantage of. I thought, when people heard '8 Diagrams,' they'd be like, 'Oh, Wu-Tang is a wrap now - they've lost it.' And I know that we didn't lose it.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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In our world of rampant 'individualisation', relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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The teaching thing, the one where I have to impart my knowledge, is probably what comes the least naturally to me because I'm an absorber of things.
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I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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I love having those lyrics that at first make you think it's about one thing, but it's really about something so much more.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: 'Beach Blanket' was one of the most important experiences of my whole life. It's part of me.
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Urban farming appeals to people on the right and the left. People have different reasons for getting into it. Some people are like doomsdayers, they think there's going to be some horrible catastrophe and how will we survive? And then there's people that are more like, "We want to be socialists and have communal chicken coops." It really runs the whole gamut.
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I am tired of people telling me that black people are beneath a standard when we have to be twice as good all the time.
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I established early what I was and wasn't willing to accept. People tried to say what I had to do, whether it be pop or R&B, to be successful. Even when I was in the girl group, they would try to make our voices sound very radio-friendly and fit that mold. But even before I got signed, I knew who I was and who I wanted to be.
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When it comes to poetry, I think partly the numbers of people attempting to write poems is probably a result or the reaction to technology.
