Wallace Stevens Quotes
Behold The approach of him whom none believes, Whom all believe that all believe, A pagan in a varnished car.
Quotes to Explore
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I realize we're not promised tomorrow. Believe me, I realize that. But if God blesses me and lets me stay, I love my life so much, it is such a good life. I am eager to throw myself at His feet, but I don't want to get on the first busload that is going.
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Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can pick it up.
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work.
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Life is a dead-end street.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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The shows at the Hilton are the most exciting shows I've ever done. The stage is huge, but the theater is intimate, so we can have a magnificent production and still connect with the audience.
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Sexuality is one of the biggest parts of who we are.
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I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.
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I had cooked a lot in restaurants, in Rocky Point and on golf courses on Long Island, and my mother said, 'Be a chef,' and my dad said, 'Be a lawyer.' But instead, I auditioned for N.Y.U.'s Tisch School of the Arts.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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I never trusted good-looking boys.
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One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.
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It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees.
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Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order.
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Something was always after a man. It never relented. No rest, ever.
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Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their companies should foot the bill. We can no longer afford to scrap-pile people.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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Do I believe in arbitration? I do. But not in arbitration between the lion and the lamb, in which the lamb is in the morning found inside the lion.
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You believe in God or statistics or the way your narrative differs from other people.
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Behold The approach of him whom none believes, Whom all believe that all believe, A pagan in a varnished car.
