Ezra Pound Quotes
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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
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A lot of times, when mother-son or mother-daughter relationships have been put on screen, they tend to trickle towards ugly, and I don't find that totally realistic for the wide swath of us, and it's also not that fun to watch.
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I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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Our true nationality is mankind.
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I'm proud to have played characters who've inspired people to live out loud, and I'm lucky to have reached an audience that's been incredibly enthusiastic and supportive.
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I think a lot of people just aren't aware how young you can be and be diagnosed with breast cancer.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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'House of Cards' opened some doors. I've been able to tackle some diverse stories and characters.
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When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have.
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Ironically, I wouldn't say I'm a massive horror fan. I love thrillers.
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We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law.
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I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.
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Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life, The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray!
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I read so much science fiction when I was young. I believe science fiction is the genre for exploration and to learn about possibilities via book.
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Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.
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A lot of what I've done as Nine Inch Nails has been governed by fear. I was trying to keep the songs in a framework that was tough, and I learnt a lot from Jesus and Mary Chain about how to bury nice pop songs in unlistenable noise - the idea being if you can get behind that wall, you find there's a pearl inside.
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Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meanness for the public good.
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Mathematicians are like managers - they want improvement without change.
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I definitely do see language serving its users, and when it no longer serves them we need to look for new words.
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The benefits of positive emotions don't stop after a few minutes of good feelings subside. In fact, the biggest benefit that positive emotions provide is an enhanced ability to build skills and develop resources for use later in life.
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Fundamental accuracy of statement is the ONE sole morality of writing.
