James Agee Quotes
Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people.
Quotes to Explore
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.
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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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Soldiers are not policemen, and it's very unfair, even for those soldiers who have some police training, to burden them with police duties. It's not what they're trained for, or equipped for.
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Hollywood's all about, 'Let's make this easy: This is what you do, so you go over here in this group, and we're not gonna call you.'
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Midi is my hobby.
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I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.
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As a musician usually music is your way out.
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Broccoli gets such a bad rap. This is perplexing to those of us who love that green, treelike, stalky vegetable.
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I wish I could make multiple records, stylistically. The way that I'm gonna remedy that is to make a diverse record with a lot of different styles on one record.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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Is an out-of-control life challenge making you feel 'out of control' over your entire life? If so, stop lying around doing nothing. Stop sleeping late. Stop watching too much TV. Start recognizing that this lack of a disciplined schedule will only increase your feelings of being out of control of your life.
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Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.
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For you will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John.
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Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.
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I read in the paper that I'd slashed my wrists. But I didn't.
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Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people.
