John Ashbery Quotes
Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am falling back on something that has served in the past-it is a sign of not thinking at the present moment, not that there is anything intrinsically bad about certain words or phrases.
Quotes to Explore
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Apparently 'The Office' plays in Brazil. Who would've thought that Brazilians would identify with a bunch of pasty white Scrantonians in a paper company? But the Brazilians I've met have really loved the show.
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I was a tomboy.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin.
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See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.
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Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.
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I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things - worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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This country is pretty amazing.
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I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy.
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Take seriously the traditions, the Christian roots, and all the values that are the basis of the civilisation of Europe.
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I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count.
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My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.
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We owe it to our children to equip them with all the capabilities they'll need to thrive in the limitless world beyond the classrooms.
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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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DeLillo never seems committed to me to what he is writing. Very nice surfaces, but he's got nothing underneath.
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To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.
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I'm actually doing what I want with my life. I do sometime think I could just shut up and rest on my laurels and say: you know what guys, I'll operate out of the pocket you put me in.... but no way! No way I'm gonna do that! I'd just get bored stiff the first minute.
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It takes some of us a lifetime to learn that Christ, our Good Shepherd, knows exactly what He is doing with us. He understands us perfectly.
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Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am falling back on something that has served in the past-it is a sign of not thinking at the present moment, not that there is anything intrinsically bad about certain words or phrases.
