Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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The same liberty that protects me also protects members of the Mafia.
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My fear with Trump was always that he didn't have great solutions.
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Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses.
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I've only dressed in drag three or four times.
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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Art is individualism, and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force.
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I feel that if you shelter your kids from everything, one day they are going to be out in the world on their own, and they are going to have to figure it out. You can't give them a test if you never taught them anything that's on the test. They're going to fail.
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I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need to be heard. I don't claim and pretend to know the thoughts and opinions and ideas of all African-Americans.
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Barack Obama's decision to come out in favour of gay marriage may be a historic occasion, but it is not an isolated one. His administration has been making pro-gay noises for some time; his demographic in the upcoming election is young and educated, precisely the group that favours equality for the LGBT community.
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I have found that my fan base is a bit above average when compared to the common horror fan.
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The books I like to read the most feel like they've been written by somebody who had to write them or go crazy. They had to get them out of their heads. I like that kind of urgency.
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Courtroom dramas can be boring.
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When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.
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I think we have to be careful about what we label as a prerequisite for spirituality. I don't think you have to know a lot to have a spiritual life, but knowing gives life richness.
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Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.
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Well, you just know, as a writer, I didn't really write one of the five best screenplays of the year. There were lots of brilliant screenplays; I was just one of the lucky ones who got nominated.
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Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.
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The Sunnis continue to see themselves, possibly for nostalgic reasons, as the most influential group and want a stronger central government - quite unlike minorities in other countries. The circumstances here are far more complex than many people in Washington imagine.
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I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay.
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I got through with my ability to mimic others and make people laugh. I swaggered through life, but, in reality, I lived in fear pretty much every day. I acted like a completely normal person, and I suppose I was good at it. But, inside, it was a very different story.
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I'm not always the first person to run out and see something I'm in. I don't know; for me, that's not why I did it. I did it because I wanted to act. I don't really think about the end result. I don't feel like I have to see it - for me, it already happened.
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Windows are as essential to office prestige as Christmas is to retailing.
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Go, little booke! go, my little tragedie!
