Jean Stafford Quotes
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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Snoop Dog is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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When I'm not touring, I hardly ever leave my house. Part of it is I get to do what I'm most passionate about, which is work on music and make new songs.
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I've always wanted to be someone with credibility, and I want my food to speak for myself.
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There's no biography so interesting as the one in which the biographer is present.
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One of the things I took from my wartime experiences was that reality was a stage set... the comfortable day-to-day life, school, the home where one lives and all the rest of it... could be dismantled overnight.
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I maintain music is not here to make us forget about life. It's also here to teach us about life: the fact that everything starts and ends, the fact that every sound is in danger of disappearing, the fact that everything is connected - the fact that we live and we die.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.
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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman.
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
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People did not even then like to eat dirt, if they could see it.
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For much of my life, the Navy was the only world I knew. It is still the world I know best and love most.
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I dont really ever compare myself to other people, I dont even measure myself in terms of anyone but myself.
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After reading and studying and getting in touch with the amount of information that I had while I was researching to play Pablo, it just reinforced the idea that I had that the war on drugs is a big flop.
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My feelings of revulsion and foreboding about nuclear weapons had not changed an iota since 1945, and they have never left me. Since I was 14, the overriding objective of my life has been to prevent the occurrence of nuclear war.
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With all the endless varieties and toppings you can add to burgers, there's no need to keep munching on the boring burgers and ketchup found at all the tailgating events and BBQs.
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From time to time, I need a rest from the exercitation of my intellect.
