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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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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I grew up watching a lot of French cinema.
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Fame allows you a lot of opportunities to experience new things and connect with people. But on the other hand, people's perceptions of you can limit the scope of your relationships with them. You walk both lines.
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I read science fiction every single day of my life. It's my primary love.
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What I do love is the traveling... and getting paid for it! I like being in front of a camera... It's an outlet. It's fun! If you look through my photo album, they are all modeling poses. My mom was a young mom, so she took tons of pictures of me.
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I took lessons for about everything you could imagine - gymnastics to karate to flute and piano. My mom always definitely kept me in some kind of class or program, but for guitar, I kinda gave up on then kinda just taught myself. Same thing with piano. I've never been good with following lessons.
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Rehearsals are set up so that you find out all the nuances about your character. You never want to beat yourself up. It's about finding the right direction, and most of the time, the right direction is not what you think is the right direction. That's why the director's there: to guide you there.
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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.
