E. B. White Quotes
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men.
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Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.
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There's always merit to having a debate.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.
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I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the sense that this would be my meal ticket... Track was a sport where I saw immediate improvement, and I had a lot of good support behind me... and the coaches had a lot of experience and pushed me in that direction for sure.
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I tell you, in this world, being a little crazy helps to keep you sane.
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As an athlete, my health has always been important to me.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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It's nice to work with your own alma mater.
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The sweetest thing a guy said is that I look pretty with or without makeup.
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One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.
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Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express.
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I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think.
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But I'm not crazy about the designers like Prada and Gucci. I hate going into designer stores.
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I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong.
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I feel like every time I start up, it's like a truck you have to get into 15th gear, so you very solely crank into that mental space where you feel really immersed in the world of the book and then you can just kind of go.
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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
