Ethan Zohn Quotes
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Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.
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Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
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I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
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Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.
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The American people likewise want to see enforcement first, no tricks, no triggers, no amnesty, enforcing existing laws and closing loopholes to reaffirm that our great Republic is, in fact, a nation of laws.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom.
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I always say, I'm certain I changed 'Watchmen' less than the Coen brothers changed 'No Country for Old Men.' I'm certain of it. But you don't hear the Cormac McCarthy fans, like, up in arms about it. They should be. It's like an amazing Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
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If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.
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The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.
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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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We eat pretty healthy foods, and I've taught my kids since they were little about knocking out trans fats.
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Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.
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London is like a girlfriend I loved, then really fell out with.
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I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.
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What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it.
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Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many other people and issues to think about. But being present makes you effective.
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I would say what scares me is that I'm going to ultimately find out at the end of my life that I'm really not lovable, that I'm not worthy of being loved. That there's something fundamentally wrong with me.
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The only feelings you really need to fear are those you ignore.
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Perhaps it's because a writer lives in Brooklyn that he'd want to get away from it. It can be very sustaining, this community of writers - sometimes it's the feeling of many hands giving you a boost. But all that identical ambition can be choking, too. The many hands slide up to your throat.
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I don't think we ever clash but we do become frosty.
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I'm still involved with the Vassar community and it's important to me to stay involved.
