E. B. White Quotes
A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.
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I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.
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Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.
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There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.
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I would like to one day play a man. That is something I do know. I don't know what kind of man. I don't know if that would ever happen or not. It would be the ultimate challenge.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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I don't think that attorneys should be in any way running for governor.
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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It is my passion to direct movies.
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I say, you work eight hours, and you sleep eight hours - be sure they're not the same eight hours.
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Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.
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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.
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Nobody seems to know yet how television is going to affect the radio, movies, love, housekeeping or the church, but it has definitely revived vaudeville.
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I think my life is a movie and your life reflects your work.
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I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.
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'8 Mile' is so revered, it's like, everywhere I go, somebody's talking about it.
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I betrayed Gutenberg for McLuhan long ago.
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A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.
