Wallace Stevens Quotes
That strange flower, the sun, Is just what you say. Have it your way.The world is ugly, And the people are sad..
Quotes to Explore
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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I'm easily entertained.
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There are times, especially when I was just getting into PC gaming, where I spent way less time playing than obsessing about the quality of the play.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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I've grown up playing for some incredible coaches, and I don't think anybody's ever been as fortunate as I have in terms of the people I've been allowed to play under, coach under, or be involved with.
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I have a great office.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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I find the business world hard.
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I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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If you have a startup that's keeping it up at night because you think it's so great, then you should do that.
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If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war?
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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In terms of graphic versus prose, I could probably do a lecture on that topic. But what stood out most was the difference in pacing the language and resulting scenes. One illustration can do so much for the reader.
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The right and the physical power of the people to resist injustice, are really the only securities that any people ever can have for their liberties. Practically no government knows any limit to its power but the endurance of the people.
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If you look at 'The Best Man,' there's a lot of humor in that, but I never consider that movie a comedy. I felt that it was a drama with comedic elements and comedic parts to it.
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All of my life, I've been told no. That I was too poor, too short, too black. I enjoy it when people underestimate me.
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In my opinion, any navy less than that which would give us the habitual command of our own coast and seas would be little short of useless.
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That strange flower, the sun, Is just what you say. Have it your way.The world is ugly, And the people are sad..
