Wallace Stevens Quotes
The wind in which the dead leaves blow. Here I inhale profounder strength And as I am, I speak and move And things are as I think they are And say they are on the blue guitar.
Quotes to Explore
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There are so many songs in my heart and in my brain. I wake up at 2 in the morning, and I have to get up and sing them. There are so many of them, it's ridiculous.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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I like to dress for my body type and for my coloring.
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I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.
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I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling?
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I want to be a female artist who is honest. I want to encourage other girls to be honest with who they are and not try to be picture perfect, because it's a woman's imperfections that make her perfect anyway.
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I would love to work with the great movie actors of our time.
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The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.
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I like doing my own stunts.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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I'm one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour - and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.
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Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them.
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I'm more interested in the quality of the work than its medium.
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I just feel like if I really believe what Dr. King said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,' then I should be compelled to use my God-given platform to effect change.
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It's a lot of wonderful things about the Bay area and Oakland that I absolutely love. I wouldn't change being from there by any stretch.
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Agents and producers have to get you into a box to accommodate their limited imaginations.
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Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms.
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The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.
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In the 1960s, there was a forward way of speaking and inflection.
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Under oak, ash and thorn My soul was born. Under thorn, oak and ash My body bent to the lash.
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The wind in which the dead leaves blow. Here I inhale profounder strength And as I am, I speak and move And things are as I think they are And say they are on the blue guitar.
