Rumi Quotes
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I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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I do hot yoga and TRX, a kind of suspension training.
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I'm getting fat... because my size, I put on 20 or 30 pounds, it doesn't show very much... I'm thinking about going back to work out in a very short time.
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In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
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I got as much information as I could, so I wouldn't look stupid, but this is a post 9/11 world and there's only so much you can do with the FBI in terms of research.
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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.
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All my friends, they're all gone. I've outlived them all.
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I don't steer towards anything. I steer towards character and truth. If it's funny then so be it. If it's dramatic, so be it. I just steer towards characters.
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I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to give birth.
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I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
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I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.
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I love Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey.
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Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.
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You cannot underestimate the value of luck in success in life. And I've really learned to appreciate that.
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I've always wanted to be aware of what's going on around me, and I've wanted to use photography as an instrument of research into and reporting on the life of my own time.
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When I'm sitting in bed watching 'Chopped' - that Brie I know. But I don't know the Brie in sky-high heels on a carpet with a bunch of people screaming at me. I wonder what she's like.
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At the end of my life, with just one breath left, if you come, I’ll sit up and sing.
