George Oppen Quotes
Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live.
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Polo is the most inviting sport I've ever seen.
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But eventually it is a game of cricket.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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I wouldn't say I'm vain - I'm just in a job where the way you look is important. Well, at least the facelift wasn't vanity, but the hair was.
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I feel the audience are friends that have come to see us. That was always how we look on it in the Carter Family. I've never suffered stage fright.
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When I think of the most beautiful women, they're not supermodels.
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I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.
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I always have the impression that I write the same book.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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It's frightening and glamorous and exciting at the same time. I wouldn't change it for anything! After the bad and sad times in my life, it's something I want to do.
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The Internet is just a chance to do something. Nowhere else can you go, 'I have an idea, I can write this idea, and I can execute this idea.'
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Unless the story line carries the scenes, the scenes don't really mean anything.
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Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity.
