Joyce Kilmer Quotes
At present, I am a poet trying to be a soldier. To tell the truth, I am not interested in writing nowadays, except in so far as writing is the expression of something beautiful …

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September 11 awoke us to the threat of terrorism. It was forever bookmarked in our history as the day when life as Americans knew it, changed forever.
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There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.
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I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've been trying to scrub any traces of Valley Girl from my speech since I moved to New York, but it's, like, totally way harder than anyone thinks, you know?
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Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics.
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There is so much good music in the U.S. and there is just a small section that gets recognised at the Grammys.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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I always wake up 10 minutes before I have to be anywhere.
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There's room for role models who make mistakes.
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Sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.
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I don't feel I'm playing villains all the time.
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The competition between me and Bill Gates, probably: Who can spend money more effectively that can do better philanthropy.
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A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.
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I was teased if I brought my books home. I would take a paper bag to the library and put the books in the bag and bring them home. Not that I was that concerned about them teasing me - because I would hit them in a heartbeat. But I felt a little ashamed, having books.
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The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country in the world. We're turning over all the information we have, including intelligence information.
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I think there's a really mature side of me that can deal with problems - but when I'm with my friends, I get to act much more kidlike.
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I was a child, and my mother was psychotic. She loved me, but I didn't really feel I had a mother. And when you live with somebody who is paranoid and thinks you're trying to kill them all the time, you tend to feel a little betrayed.
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A name is precious; it carries inside it a language, a history, a set of traditions, a particular way of looking at the world. Losing it meant losing my ties to all those things too.
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I love the American dream. I feel this is the place I was supposed to be in. It's beautiful. I love it.
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For most of my career I've been very lucky to have avoided major injuries.
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At present, I am a poet trying to be a soldier. To tell the truth, I am not interested in writing nowadays, except in so far as writing is the expression of something beautiful …