Erica Jong Quotes
Poetry is the inner life of a culture, its nervous system, its deepest way of imagining the world. A culture that ignores its poets, chokes off its nervous system and becomes mortally ill.
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We want to make sure that we incentivize the health care system to be designed to provide you the best quality health care possible.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
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I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.
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I think it's all about the people who listen to your music, and loving playing and writing. Once you've got those two, and they're your main two priorities, then radio and TV and all the other stuff that comes with it will come. But that's not the be-all end-all.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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I've been a kind of a wildcatter. I've been able to say anything I wanted.
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I mean, I've never really had much security, to be honest.
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Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
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I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation. There is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.
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Well, I think Perl should run faster than C.
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I didn’t want to be the kind of man that my father was. So I’ve tried, my entire life, to be the complete and utter opposite of that. And it has served not only the art well, but I think the audience well.
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I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.
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Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.
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All film directors, even the ones using 3-D today, want you to look at what they chose.
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I had turned my anxiety into my profession.
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I'm not the most technical producer, so the weird mixes and blown-out sound happen naturally.
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There's not enough money in the world to get me singing 'Because We Want To' again. I wouldn't do it. I think Beyonce Knowles got a couple of million for a private show but I would be happy to turn it down.
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Where we are as a nation is due to having an openness to the people of the world. It's incredibly important. I firmly believe that we cannot shut our borders to immigrants. I think a fair and just immigration policy is good for our country and good for our society.
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Poetry is the inner life of a culture, its nervous system, its deepest way of imagining the world. A culture that ignores its poets, chokes off its nervous system and becomes mortally ill.
