Ernest Hemingway Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I don't feel like a 27-year-old; I feel I am way mature than someone that age.
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I did not capture power. I was made to assume power.
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!
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Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.
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I was incredibly self-conscious about the way I looked.
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I love being middle-aged in general. I'm more at peace with myself now. I still have tormented times, but they are few and far between. You don't feel you have to be the centre of your world when you get older. Becoming a mother had been a turning point which stopped me from being the centre of my world.
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Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.
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I'd love to see a Nirvana biopic. I loved them when I was younger. I really like jazz music, so I'd like to see a Billie Holiday biopic - she was a fascinating woman.
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I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.
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I've always really loved the '20s and the whole Art Deco time. I just think it was just the most amazing era for style and design.
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I think that women's lives are multilayered.
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We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.
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When man can "wish away worrying," every desire will be instantly fulfilled.
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He said, 'I'm not going to make it, am I?'
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Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it.
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If there were gods, how could I endure not to be a god? Therefore there are no gods.
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The first book ever written in an alphabet was the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament. And the most important passage was the Ten Commandments. The first commandment is the most revolutionary sentence ever written. It states: "I am the Lord thy God there is no other." The second prohibits us from making images. Thus, there is a profound rejection of any goddess influence and a ban of representative art.
