W. H. Auden Quotes
I said earlier that I do not believe an artist's life throws much light upon his works. I do believe, however, that, more often than most people realize, his works may throw light upon his life. An artist with certain imaginative ideas in his head may then involve himself in relationships which are congenial to them.
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As historians, we spend days in archives, gazing at account books. We train would-be historians in the arts of deciphering letters and documents, early Latin, scribal handwriting, medieval French.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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We're going to create a portable handheld environment, and you should expect the same things you've always expected from Playstation - a great quality product, versatility, great value to the consumer.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble.
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
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I look a lot like my father and his mother.
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Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.
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Acting's boring.
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I love radio - its immediacy and especially its intimacy... it is part of your life, whispering into your ear. You can't see it, but equally importantly it can't see you.
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If you need a door kicked in, just call, and we'll kick it. Now, it may not always be the answer you want, but you will get an answer.
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I always had a fascination with twins.
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From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer.
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Ski racing is probably the least guaranteed sport out there. It's really rare when the favorites win.
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The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray. It is not the only thing; but it is the chief thing. The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer; not those who can explain about prayer; but I mean those people who take time and pray.
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I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.
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Argument is the worst sort of conversation.
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You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people think of a secret as a shared relation between two people.
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I said earlier that I do not believe an artist's life throws much light upon his works. I do believe, however, that, more often than most people realize, his works may throw light upon his life. An artist with certain imaginative ideas in his head may then involve himself in relationships which are congenial to them.
