Walt Whitman Quotes
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Life in California is beautiful.
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My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can get something done. But then they say, and I wait for it, 'But can you watch with us?' My moment of freedom vanishes. So not only do I not think TV's that great and I hate sitting in front of it, but I have to with them.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!
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I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
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Heartless zealotry, whether from the religious right or from the teachers' union on the left, is always troubling.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I feel very close to Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders.
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What I value in books is lucidity. I want the language to be rich; I love lexical fireworks on the page, but I have to know what it means. I want to be surprised and delighted, not merely baffled.
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I'd love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical!
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People need to be made conscious of a very simple reality: we have no choice but to share this planet, this small blue sphere floating in the vast reaches of space, with all of our fellow 'passengers.'
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I don't really live like a musician myself. I think music is just something that I do, but I'd like to be doing lots of other things. I like to cure all kinds of illness.
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I choose work with the people I like to work with.
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What I love about sci-fi is that every generation's films are based on what we know at that point in time. We make movies about the future, but it's always based on what we have. Then, as science grows and we discover new things, so do our ideas.
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We are one another's strength.
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The Vine had struck a fibre: which about If clings my being - let the Dervish flout; Of my Base metal may be filed a Key, That shall unlock the Door he howls without.
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The world in all doth but two nations bear —The good, the bad; and these mixed everywhere.
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βοῦς ἐπὶ γλώσσῃ μέγαςβέβηκεν.
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Yeah, I miss it. You don't just break off a friendship you've had with a sport, and with all those you've met all over the country. We've got some friends, some very close friends, and you just sit back and think how fortunate you were having a career like that. And, actually, there's nothing in the game of baseball that hasn't happened to me.
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Low and stable inflation in many countries is an important accomplishment that will continue to bring significant benefits.
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Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.
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Don't be mad cuz I'm doing me better than you doing you.
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I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics.
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I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.
