Matthew Arnold Quotes
The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, poetically gifted, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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He said, 'From then on, I realized that I was not just abandoned. I was chosen. I was special.' And I think that's the key to understanding Steve Jobs.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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To most boys with growing limbs and swelling sinews, physical activity is a natural instinct, and there is no need to drive them into the football field or the fives court: they go there because they like it, and there is no need to make games compulsory for them.
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'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
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I have so many pairs of oxfords; it's ridiculous. It started because at my school you have to wear oxfords for our uniform, but after I got my first pair, I realized they were really comfortable, so they became my regular walking shoes, too.
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If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.
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TV is still the place to grab the most eyeballs.
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Our quarterbacks were getting hurt; a couple got kicked out of school. The coach asked who wanted to try out for QB. I went and tried out, and from there on, I was a quarterback. I was ineligible in 10th grade until spring, so I did baseball. I started in left field and pitched.
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One is that President Clinton, in his first two years of his term, did not govern as he had campaigned.
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The unknown used to be really scary, just that fear of, 'What's next? What if I'm not prepared?' I just don't feel that way anymore. I feel like the best is yet to come.
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The polls and the pundits and the media seem to talk to each other. It's sort of like an echo chamber.
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The thing about post-traumatic stress disorder, we know about one in five, about 20 percent of individuals that are exposed to a direct traumatic stress will develop this disorder.
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I don't want to sound disingenuous here - controversy is obviously good for business, especially if your business is satire. And it does amplify the discussion - in my view, a good thing.
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Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk.
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Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.
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'Power' has definitely been an immense stepping stone for me. It's opened up doors that I could only have dreamed of.
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I do believe that banks are special - they are very leveraged institutions by nature; therefore, it's even more critical to ensure that the governance and the process of running a banking company are well-organised, managed and regulated.
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I damaged my hamstring at the London Olympics and had to stop training for five months. At times, I thought my career was over.
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The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, poetically gifted, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject.
