James Joyce Quotes
But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.
Quotes to Explore
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
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I'm so tired of stories starting, 'Maud Jones was walking her dog down Broadway.' You've got to go over to the back page somewhere to finally find out the damn dog was run over by a truck. Get the thing told, for heaven's sake. Everybody doesn't have to be an O. Henry.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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While girls average a healthy five hours a week on video games, boys average 13. The problem? The brain chemistry of video games stimulates feel-good dopamine that builds motivation to win in a fantasy while starving the parts of the brain focused on real-world motivation.
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The things I enjoy most as I watch the movie are the things that came through without even thinking.
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Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.
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Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.
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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
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Now that I've achieved my goal to win the belt, I want to be the best of all times. I want to be remembered as the lightweight with most title defenses.
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I don't want to do only blockbusters.
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Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better than another. You can say so subjectively. But to say it like it's objective is wrong. It's wrong morally, because it cuts out stuff that's good.
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Wine is something to enjoy. We get sick and tired of people who pick it apart and talk about its 'saucy nuances.'
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I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal - by dialect and tone, content and circumstance - about the quality of the character.
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Thinking big is only one part of being a successful entrepreneur.
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You have to experience real life before you can understand what it means to really worship. That's it.
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It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.
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Joy comes from places you least expect it. It's usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park when the blossoms are blooming.
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I think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the American people. But at a certain point you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground.
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But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.
