E. B. White Quotes
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One never can know the whys and the wherefores of one's passional changes.
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I get upset about what is taken as great literature and what is cute and exotic.
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Qatar has funded and helped arm ISIS. They also, as we all know, fund Hamas. That's got to stop. And we've got to use our pressure against that country to knock that stuff off.
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I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
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Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.
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I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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I like to put a stake in people, because I know people helped me.
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As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.
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The young are adept at learning, but even more adept at avoiding it.
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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You know when you see those guys and their sideburns are just a little too high? You don't need to have sideburns, but don't have to have them right above the ear. I knew a guy that did that in high school and I was like, 'What are you doing? Just let them down a little.'
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For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
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You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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The future is no more uncertain than the present.
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I moved to L.A. right out of high school, but not to act. I think I chose it because it was on the same time zone as Seattle, where I'm from.
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Everybody should be lucky enough to live as long as I have and be happy.
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Writers are not meant for action.
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We must not pluck death from the Maker's hand.
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I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
