W. H. Auden Quotes
Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
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I'll hear people say every so often that having HIV must not be so bad - 'Just look at Magic and how well he's doing.'
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life.
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TV, film, and theater are considered art, and art is a reflection of life. What happens in life includes violence, unfortunately.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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If you're not riddled with doubt, you've probably done something wrong.
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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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As cliched as it sounds, I'm taking every day as it comes.
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If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
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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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Basically, particularly in Britain, it's a hegemonic thing that people who write tend to come from the leisure classes. They can afford the time and the books.
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It was exactly what was released two months later with the exception of a couple of reaction shots which we went back in to get. I liked the movie very much and asked him what the studio's problem was. I felt that he was at a point where they might have worn him down.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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In art there are tears that do often lie too deep for thoughts.
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The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.
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People often ask how I can reject the phrase 'woman writer' and not reject the phrase 'Jewish writer' - a preposterous question. 'Jewish' is a category of civilization, culture, and intellect, and 'woman' is a category of anatomy and physiology.
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My father was a chemist on the Yale faculty, my mother a housewife.
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Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow.
