Hal Borland Quotes
Nature seems to look after her own only up to a certain point; beyond that they are supposed to fend for themselves.
Quotes to Explore
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.
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Greetings and death to our enemies.
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People are wired for lots of things. We're wired for novelty. We're wired for humor. We're wired for new pieces of information that surprise us in some way or add value to our lives. We're wired for fear.
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The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition.
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My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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I have not one shred of anger in my heart against Netanyahu or his wife.
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People are not ants or bees. We do not reason or love or live or die collectively.
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Cricket was my reason for living.
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I'm a flamboyant type of guy, a cooler version of Liberace.
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A goal is a dream with a deadline.
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Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person and hold on to that person, and nothing else matters.
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One that really caught me was Joe Morello. He was the first drummer I ever saw that could do a roll with one hand. He would turn his hand over and use his fingertips to get the stick bouncing. He could sit there with his right hand doing stuff on the cymbals and tom-toms while he was doing a roll with his left on the snare drum.
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The thing that can get kind of annoying is, when you travel so much, how hectic it gets. I was being interviewed once - it was a phone interview - and they said, 'Where are you right now?' and I didn't know where I was.
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I think it's very important to support those who can't help themselves - children, animals - and especially to do so in your own neighborhood.
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Actors often behave like children, and so we're taken for children. I want to be grown up.
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There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.
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Nature seems to look after her own only up to a certain point; beyond that they are supposed to fend for themselves.
