Brenda Hillman Quotes
The techniques of contemporary poetry are probably the techniques of your daily life. I don't know a single person who goes into the grocery store and thinks in complete sentences. We often think in fragments, we think in little lists, we think in non-sequiturs, we think in feelings that may not match up with each other.
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I'm quite an odd little part of the Venn diagram. I'm not a movie star and beautiful in that way. I do an odd thing that's funny and sad, and my face and my old body can take that.
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We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.
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Sometimes, I find that just the simplest, cleanest things that are intelligently performed are funniest to me.
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But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage.
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'Bruce Lee' didn't work, and there were apprehensions about what the fans might say. People might have commented that Charan could have waited for some time before selecting me again. But that's what makes it a real achievement to me. People want to work with me because of the comfort level; nobody would work with you again otherwise.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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Most organisms have loads of junk DNA - less pejoratively, noncoding DNA - cluttering their cells.
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Being made in the image of God, man was the crown of creation.
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A film set is the most comfortable place I could be in the world; that's what I know.
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I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
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My role now is as an artist and as a mogul to inspire and give others opportunities.
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There are a thousand ways to play any role.
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I've only had success when I'm not trying to. It's that weird thing where if you're trying to impress a girl, you're not going to impress her. But if you aren't trying to impress a girl, you'll probably impress her because you're not trying.
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I know that there is one additional thing that I've learned and that is that what Harvard does and says has an enormous resonance that goes beyond Zip code 02138.
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I gave you my life, you gave me my life. Like a gush of wind in my hair. Why do we forget what's been said And play the game of life with our hearts?
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I m up at 5 in the morning and in bed by 10 in the evening.
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The techniques of contemporary poetry are probably the techniques of your daily life. I don't know a single person who goes into the grocery store and thinks in complete sentences. We often think in fragments, we think in little lists, we think in non-sequiturs, we think in feelings that may not match up with each other.
