W. H. Auden Quotes

Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow.

W. H. Auden

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• Statistically, Portland, Oregon has the most street kids, like kids that run away from home and live on the street. It's like a whole culture thing there. If you walk around on the streets, there are kids living on the streets, begging for money, but it's almost like a cool thing. They all just sit around and play music and squat.

  

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• I had a very modest upbringing.

  

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• The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.

  

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• I think I felt at some point that I couldn't understand poetry or that it was beyond me or it didn't speak to my experience. I think that was because I hadn't yet found the right poems to invite me in.

  

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• I grew up watching Salman Khan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who have always juggled fitness with acting. In real life, I'm a fitness freak. Besides, it is nice to look at an actor who is fit, and if you become a role model, that's a perk.

  

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• Staying in China provided me with the opportunity to adjust to life outside of North Korea and to gain a sense of perspective, most importantly, by learning that so much of what I had been taught about my country was a lie.

  

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• Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow.

  

  W. H. Auden
  • Life
  • Men
  • Unique