Walt Whitman Quotes
Either define the moment or the moment will define you.
Walt Whitman
Quotes to Explore
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We're going to lose more species, acidify the oceans more, do damage that it will take millions of years - if not longer - to unwind. Exactly how much damage will we do? How deep will those scars run? We don't know yet. But we will turn the ship.
Ramez Naam
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Back in 1999 and 2000, a few of us... a very few of us... Douglas Clegg, Seth Godin and I... offered free electronic copies of our books in an effort to reach an audience we otherwise wouldn't have reached and to test out a new marketing concept for books. Despite the industry screaming we were crazy, it worked.
M. J. Rose
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What you need is one black dress I call Plan B. It doesn't have to be fabulous, it just looks good, covers up the problems and is neutral enough for dinner, business, a date, a funeral. You don't overwear it, you don't overwash it, because the Plan B is - gold.
Salma Hayek
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
Patricia Heaton
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
Ira Glass
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Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences.
Damon Galgut
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I had different bands. I played with the Acoustic Warriors for the most part, without girl singers. It was the same kind of sound, acoustic guitar, bass, with violin and sometimes accordion, and the guys would sing, that kind of thing.
Dan Hicks
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His claim to his home is deep, but there are too many ghosts. He must absorb without being absorbed.
William Weaks Morris
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Writing changed my life. It has an existential dimension, and that's the same for every writer. Every artist has a moment of awakening, of happening upon an idea that grabs hold of you, regardless of whether you are a painter or a writer.
Imre Kertesz
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I look at life as a one-time opportunity, and you have to take pleasure in each moment, even if it is very problematic.
Ori Gersht
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When one kicks over a tea table and smashes everything but the sugar bowl, one may as well pick that up and drop it on the bricks, don't you think?
Margery Allingham
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Either define the moment or the moment will define you.
Walt Whitman
