James Fenton Quotes
I don't see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although it can constitute a whole poem.
James Fenton
Quotes to Explore
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
Barbara Cartland
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Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.
D. H. Lawrence
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When I was a child, I grew up speaking French, I mean, in a French public school. So my first contact with literature was in French, and that's the reason why I write in French.
J. M. G. Le Clezio
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I think I have to trust that you end up with the person you're supposed to end up with, and that everything in between is there to teach you stuff.
Taylor Swift
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Oh, it is quite possible that none of us in 'Downton' will ever again get the ratings this has had. But from a career point of view, it has opened so many doors.
Dan Stevens
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The wave of new productive enterprises would provide opportunities to remedy the unjust distribution of environmental hazards among economic classes and racial and ethnic communities.
Barry Commoner
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I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully.
Samantha Barks
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Lao Tzu
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I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
Garth Brooks
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Most people draw from the mind, not the eye. They draw the idea of a table or a face, not what's in front of them. We don't actually see the line of the jaw as a line and we don't see an eye as a perfectly outlined almond shape.
Caio Fonseca
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Before we had the kids, my husband and I were traveling a lot and working and really enjoying our lives and each other. We both love the theater and books and travel and so we were really having a lot of fun.
Patricia Heaton
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'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.
Aaron Tveit
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Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, and who in consequence without much trouble discover his vices and virtues.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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Every portal coming into this country is being attacked by those who would harvest information, both national security secrets and just the common information of private individuals and private individuals. That crime is going on, every day, on a single entity known as the Internet.
Darrell Issa
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If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.
Albert Einstein
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I talk, watch TV, spout opinions, schmooze, negotiate, talk some more, play games, and have a little cocktail.
Andy Cohen
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I had a lot of questions, but they were more about the character than the plot. Greg and I talked a lot about the details of her inner life and the way she coped, a lot more than how I was going to look. Since the story is open to interpretation, I thought it was really important that the character be emotionally accessible, that the audience would be able to identify with her struggle.
Courteney Cox
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I don't see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although it can constitute a whole poem.
James Fenton
