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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Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play.
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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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In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord.
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A camel makes an elephant feel like a jet plane.
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The practice of meditation is a way of continuing one's confusion, chaos, aggression, and passion—but working with it, seeing it from the enlightened point of view.
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Go, little booke! go, my little tragedie!
