Philip Larkin Quotes
Only one ship is seeking us, a black-Sailed unfamiliar, towing at her backA huge and birdless silence. In her wakeNo waters breed or break.
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That's what I love about our music - it'll never be a hit because you can't dance to it.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog, in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail, that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
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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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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
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The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.
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Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
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I originally passed on 'Girls' because I thought TV was evil.
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I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it.
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It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League.
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One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring.
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I love the American dream. I feel this is the place I was supposed to be in. It's beautiful. I love it.
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All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates.
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Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.
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Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn … The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody. That's Black Power.
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An horrid stillness first invades the ear,And in that silence we the tempest fear.
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Europe and the United States are better off extending a helping hand to those who know best rather than dictating to them an unfamiliar future.
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Only one ship is seeking us, a black-Sailed unfamiliar, towing at her backA huge and birdless silence. In her wakeNo waters breed or break.
