James Broughton Quotes
Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred years ago, when books of poems were best-sellers.
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I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.
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When I watch Rumble Johnson, he's a bully. He bullies guys. He makes them go backward, and he traps them. I'm not going to allow that. If he tries to bully me, I'll stand right in front of him, and if he hits me, I'll hit him right back. And then we'll see how the bully handles it when nobody is going to run away from him.
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Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.
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The whole period of the '60s changed a lot of us; there was never a decade like that in American history... to have the decade capture one of the great accomplishments of this century: man landing on the moon.
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I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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I don't agree with all-male leaderships. Men cannot be left to run things on their own. I think it's a thoroughly bad thing to have a men-only leadership.
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I love being a part of Aqua Teen.
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It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.
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Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation.
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
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Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return.
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I know I'm happy and can't wait to see where my career will go next. This isn't the end for any of us. I can understand why they are upset but I want them to move forward and look for the future.
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Make no mistake, adolescence is a war. No one gets out unscathed.
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I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.
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Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately.
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The people have nothing to fear of me; people have never feared me.
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I meet kids now who become novelists, poets, write for the theater and movies, who were simply inspired by what they saw during the Spoleto Festival.
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L.A. is my office. I come here for work and work only.
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I don't really classify 'Wichita Lineman' as country.
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Most of my poetry lies beyond the SF field, yet here I am corralled into 'SF poetry' as part of this poetry weekend. Of course, some might say, 'you've made your own bed - now you must lie in it!' But, while fully accepting that dictum, I'm not yet quite prepared to lie down...
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If I'd had the chance, I'd like to have completed my degree before going full-time, and sports journalism was something that always interested me. Dad used to buy a paper, and I always turned straight to the sports pages.
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
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Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred years ago, when books of poems were best-sellers.
