Ethan Canin Quotes
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When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal.
L. Ron Hubbard -
I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
Yoko Ono -
Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
Francesco Totti -
I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What we must do before that is create scenarios for Japan's response in case of a serious territorial incident.
Yoshihiko Noda -
I don't know how to cook, but I do know how to bake.
Rachel Nichols -
I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music.
Pat Metheny
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When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
E. Y. Harburg -
While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired.
Zach LaVine -
I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
Nastia Liukin -
The only journey is the one within.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
Only in space did I realize how lucky I am to be Korean. Only in Korea could I have gone to space before turning 30 years old.
Yi So-Yeon -
I came from the Groundlings Theatre in L.A., and there, you're guaranteed to at least try something out in front of an audience. At 'SNL,' only the best stuff gets picked, and it's taught me a very defined language of comedy. You learn the structure of a joke, which is not something I was very good at beforehand.
Taran Killam
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For me especially, I travel a lot, and with the weather change and everything, my skin gets dehydrated very fast.
Gal Gadot -
The worst part about being married is when you're not connecting. Your partner is going out the door when you're coming in, and you don't have a chance to debrief on the day. That's the worst.
Patrick Dempsey -
I am very patriotic and grew up in a house with football fans.
Rachel Stevens -
If you were the President of the United States or the Queen of England - you couldn't have a person who would be more protective than my mother was for me. Which meant really that I could dare to do all sorts of things.
Maya Angelou -
People who see an unhappy, sulky pop star assume that she's an ungrateful, self-absorbed little ninny. But nobody knows what's really going on. I need to eat, I need to sleep, and sometimes those things weren't considered. It was like, "When do you think I'll have time to go to the bathroom?" That wasn't on the schedule.
Christina Aguilera -
John could write a mean song. He had a lot of venom in him. Whereas I had a happy childhood.
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings
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I think Bellow's the greatest American writer of his century, personally. When I read him, I'm in awe.
Ethan Canin -
I was a very difficult child, and the time I spent reading was about the only peace I gave my mother.
Kate Beckinsale -
A mans religion will rise no higher than his concept of God.
Adrian Rogers -
I never set out to be a published writer.
Ethan Canin