W. H. Auden Quotes
The thin-lipped armorer, Hephaestos, hobbled away, Thetis of the shining breasts Cried out in dismay At what the god had wrought To please her son, the strong Iron-hearted man-slaying Achilles Who would not live long.
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To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.
Vanilla Ice
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
Calamity Jane
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
Karin Slaughter
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We have such little mystery in our lives generally because of how we live now. I mean, of course, mystery is all around us, but the way we live our lives now, we're too busy to be bothered with it.
Kate Bush
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
Sam Smith
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
Randy Houser
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
Nas
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Good music is good music, but it has to be good.
Vikram Seth
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
Naveen Jain
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.
Jacki Weaver
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Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
Ted Deutch
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
Nancy Gibbs
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It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.
Gail Devers -
So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
Aaron Ashmore
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I'm very smart, and I have a great team of people around me investing my money. I'm not buying gold - yet.
Irina Shayk
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Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.
Larry King
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Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.
Tadao Ando
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If you never give up, you'll be successful.
Dan O'Brien
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I don't know whether my life has been a success or a failure. But not having any anxiety about becoming one instead of the other, and just taking things as they come along, I've had a lot of extra time to enjoy life.
Harpo Marx
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What I enjoy doing is challenging stereotypes of what people believe a Tory must be. You don't have to say every Tory is in it for themselves - it's pathetic caricaturing that has no place in the 21st century, and if we can challenge that stereotype, then great.
Louise Mensch
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I feel like now if you're going to start a band you have to have an Instagram full of yourself looking a certain way, lined up like five dudes in mugshot alley, hanging out by the bridge or up against the wall, or "We're in a library for some reason!"
Babatunde Adebimpe
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It's true that youth is wasted on the young and, if I had my life to live over again, I suppose I would pay more attention to my career. I would make better choices. But, in my defence, I would say that I have three wonderful children, and that's something I am very proud of.
Olivia Hussey
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People should try to know God and imitate him in their works. Repetitions and ceremonials are of no use.
Dayananda Saraswati
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The thin-lipped armorer, Hephaestos, hobbled away, Thetis of the shining breasts Cried out in dismay At what the god had wrought To please her son, the strong Iron-hearted man-slaying Achilles Who would not live long.
W. H. Auden