Hal Borland Quotes
You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.Hal Borland
Quotes to Explore
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould -
I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.
Marat Safin -
Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
Fashion isn't something you can buy; you need to have the sense of it, and most people don't.
Carine Roitfeld -
I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
Felix Dennis -
I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
Mal Peet
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The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.
Carl Jung -
I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
Barbara Fialho -
The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
Queen Elizabeth II -
'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
J. R. Smith -
The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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All of us grow.
Foster Friess -
I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
Natascha McElhone -
It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set.
Lasse Hallstrom -
Stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defences and all our differences.
Kate Forsyth -
Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
Takeshi Kitano -
When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being a writer-director.
J. C. Chandor
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There is a curtain, thin as gossamer, clear as glass, strong as iron, that hangs forever between the world of magic and the world that seems to us to be real.
E. Nesbit -
There is no such thing as a pro-nuclear environmentalist.
Tom Harkin -
I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their original form - pop group.
Bruce Johnston -
Races love to be judged in two ways-by the great men they produce, and by the average merit of the mass of the race.
Wendell Phillips -
Overcoming the obstacle of my diabetes diagnosis was something that forced me tackle the challenge head-on and, with an amazing support system, eventually come out stronger.
Charlie Kimball -
You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet.
Hal Borland