e. e. cummings Quotes
May my heart always be open to little birds, who are the secrets of living. Whatever they sing is better than to know. And if men should not hear them - then men are old.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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My fear with Trump was always that he didn't have great solutions.
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He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
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From the beginning of my time as Secretary-General, I have sought to advance a practical, action-oriented vision of the U.N. as the voice of the voiceless and the defender of the defenceless.
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This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama.
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To be a novelist, all I need is a pen and a piece of paper.
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Common Core reminds us what testing can do right. Modeled on standards of the world's education superpowers, questions demand critical thinking and creativity. Students are asked to write at length, show their work, and explain their reasoning.
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I love how Shakespeare can really rip your heart out one second and then make you laugh the next. He's a master writer.
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The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
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You just have to go to bat and take a swing. And if you're not right for a part, or it goes to a British man, they may remember that you showed up, knew your lines and were good. And maybe they'll call you in for something else.
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Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
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I'm so bored of all these girls who have written about 20 books by the time they're 25.
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May my heart always be open to little birds, who are the secrets of living. Whatever they sing is better than to know. And if men should not hear them - then men are old.
