Helen Keller Quotes
Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design.
Quotes to Explore
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.
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The utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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I'm kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.
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Team members need to learn to leverage one another, and that doesn't happen over a golf game or on a phone. It happens by getting together and taking the time to know each other.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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People who live in a glass house have to answer the door.
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You kind of forget he's Peter Jackson in a way because he's so normal; he's lovely. It's like having a friend direct you, except it's Peter Jackson.
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With 'Mad Men,' people who grew up or were living in that time, they love to talk about what it was really like.
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How often do we see a Muslim woman who is intelligent and independent, and has a voice of her own and is career-driven, on American TV?
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Take time to be kind and to say 'thank you.'
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I love the science-fiction genre because there's always so many endless possibilities! It's a limitless genre and can be fun playing around with otherworldly ideas.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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There is a quite a lot of effort involved but I find action sequences some of the quickest to write and the most fun.
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It's through engagement with the world, and not separation from it, that something with meaning gets produced.
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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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You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.
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There is no such thing as an ex-exhibitionist.
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For most couples, the first event they plan together is their wedding.
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The group is enthusiastic about making art, but it's also a good excuse to get together with friends and to enjoy each other's company and to catch up on what's going on with us. Our attitude to making music is carefree and we don't stress about it at all. If music or a particular feeling doesn't come out willingly, we'll force it out.
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We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.
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If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?
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Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design.
