John Cheever Quotes
When the beginnings of self-destruction enter the heart it seems no bigger than a grain of sand.
John Cheever
Quotes to Explore
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We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too.
Quincy Jones
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For me, even if I'm singing to a very large audience, like in 'The Sound of Music Live' or in the 'She Loves Me' broadcast, I try to imagine that I am just singing to each individual. It doesn't change my energy other than being perhaps a bit more nervous. I try to sing to each person and right into their individual heart.
Laura Benanti
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What do you think will happen in a forced marriage? With an uneducated man, an animal. What would I say, that I am already married? Why would I say it? I never accepted him as my husband in my heart or mind. How I spent a year and a half with him, only I know. And I only did it because of the child.
Qandeel Baloch
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I've been a big fan of Joe Hill ever since his first novel, 'Heart-Shaped Box.'
Caitlin Kittredge
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A mature society understands that at the heart of democracy is argument.
Salman Rushdie
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Fear destroys intimacy. It distances us from each other; or makes us cling to each other, which is the death of freedom.... Only love can create intimacy, and freedom too, for when all hearts are one, nothing else has to be one--neither clothes nor age; neither sex nor sexual preference; race nor mind-set.
William Sloane Coffin
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I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least Id know that I tried.
Michelle Branch
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It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of a specific activity or method. It must always relate to a better life for everyone.
W. Edwards Deming
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Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.
F. Sionil Jose
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Then there is Dick Cheney, who essentially said that if Kerry is voted in as president, terrorism will hit America again. How is that? Is Cheney going to make some calls? Apparently he has the hook up.
Margaret Cho
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When the beginnings of self-destruction enter the heart it seems no bigger than a grain of sand.
John Cheever
