Walt Whitman Quotes
My little notebooks were beginnings - they were the ground into which I dropped the seed... I would work in this way when I was out in the crowds, then put the stuff together at home.
Quotes to Explore
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Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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In the search for culpability for the tragedy in Ferguson, I mostly blame politicians.
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I've spent most of my life doing some sort of exercise, but I've learned to never push myself into doing it. I know that when I am up for it I will, and when I'm not in the mood to, I don't make myself feel badly over it.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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The relationship with time changes when you're captive.
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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people.
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I can't be disappointed with my first gold in a senior championship, and to score 5000 points, which only one other woman, the world record holder, has got over, I am satisfied.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
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When you are poor, you'll have to think of ways to be better off.
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Maybe I'm just a slow learner or something, but I like to have things laid out as plainly and simply as possible.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles.
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We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
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I was always ready to leave England for some absurd reason.
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I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorienting.
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When I was writing for children, I was writing genre fiction. It was like making a good chair. It needed four legs of the same length, it had to be the right height and it had to be comfortable.
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A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
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My little notebooks were beginnings - they were the ground into which I dropped the seed... I would work in this way when I was out in the crowds, then put the stuff together at home.
