Wallace Stevens Quotes
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My best friend Rosemarie and I had a very involved secret life when we were in elementary school. After we saw 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' on TV, we invented a whole secret life in which we were twins from the planet Venus, and we were in charge of the entire solar system as well as Earth.
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I was a dispatcher, flat-tire fixer, changed the oil, fixed the fan belts. There was nothing too good for me.
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I think Australian food is probably some of the best in the world.
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Any reflection about poetry should begin, or end, with this question: who and how many read poetry books?
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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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I used to be so scared about, 'Oh, I don't want to show my body.' Now that I've shown it, it doesn't bug me about my moles, or 'This isn't big enough' and 'That's not smooth enough.'
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Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
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I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
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From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.
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I love Feist. I love Francoise Hardy. She was a French singer-songwriter in the '60s who was pretty huge. I think I'm drawn to her sincerity. I love Fiona Apple, too - she's quirky and really honest in her lyrics.
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I have always wanted to open up a brewery slash goat farm. Brew some beer, make some goat cheese, but that's kinda dreamy.
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I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite right.
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I am most familiar with the Gujarati language.
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I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.
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I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college.
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Long-distance relationships are hard no matter what. When you don't have face-to-face time, it's just different.
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Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes.
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Religious people are simply following major core practices of happy people. For example, one benefits from the guaranteed social support that can be found in a church, synagogue, or mosque.
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Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm very lucky to have that kind of phenomenon in my life. They're not just great shows, they're shows that resonate with young audiences.
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My motivation at the moment is around knowing how it feels to turn a business around, and I can't wait to have that feeling again.
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The core of America is not racist. It is not hostile to women. It is increasingly offended by gay bashing. Yet it abhors government waste. It believes strongly in fiscal responsibility such as balanced budgets. It is pro-economic growth. It is concerned about the environment. It is intolerant of people on welfare who disdain the notion of work. But it wants poor kids to have school lunches and it wants to spend money to have good schools. In sum, most Americans are sensible, good-hearted, and prudent. The issue, then, is whether there is a political party that can welcome them home.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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He tries by a peculiar speech to speak The peculiar potency of the general
