John Crowe Ransom Quotes
And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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You would never see me driving around in a sports car. I feel like you're so low and squish-able by transport trucks.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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Acting offers me an outlet. Here is the perfect opportunity to spend fleeting moments becoming an entirely different person; to experience a character entirely unlike myself, but to also make such a character a part of me. There is no routine here; there is no boredom.
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Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.
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History's a resource.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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I wasn't completely comfortable in the footy culture because I wasn't that comfortable in my own skin, which I am now. I'd fit in better now, but I don't miss the training and the injuries you get playing footy.
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I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.
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You promised to take care of me and not to turn your back on me. How is it possible that you never wrote to me even once and you never came back to see me? Do you think that it is fun for me to spend months, even years, without any news, without any hope!
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'Twilight's got some avid - and rabid - fans.
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I've made my music so that it could be about anything and everybody - whether it's a guy, a female or a goat - and everybody can relate to that.
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I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot.
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I cannot believe that 'Pinocchio' is over yet, and I always think about so many great memories that I made while playing in the drama.
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Comparing in the past years, Tamyra Gray and everyone else that didn't win but their careers are doing well.
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I don't want to see anything natural get hurt.
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Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don't give up.
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Let's get one thing straight - there is a big difference between a quitter and someone who gives up. Unfortunately, I have the right to make this claim because I fit into the category of 'quitter.'
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And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious.
