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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This was the first time we had two ex-Soviet Cosmonauts in Houston. A lot of us, including me, viewed it with some skepticism, because I grew up during the Cold War, so I had been hit with all this propaganda all along that their stuff wasn't that good, it wasn't that safe and we were so much better. What I found out later was that their space stuff was very good and good enough that I was certainly comfortable flying on their equipment. So, it was kind of a revelation of sorts as the years went by and I think it underscores the importance right now of international cooperation.
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Snowden has demonstrated true love for his country. He has done something to improve the lives of people.
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Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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I started performing as a stand-up comedian on my own in the mid-1990s.
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We cannot continue to get caught up in having material abundance and yet be fundamentally and spiritually broke.
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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.
