Nick Flynn Quotes
Alcohol is the river we sit on the banks of, contemplating. Sometimes we watch ourselves float past, sometimes we watch ourselves sink.
Nick Flynn
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It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
Vicki Lawrence
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I think tripe is maligned. It's wonderful stuff, but everyone goes 'urgh.' You have to wash and then cook it, very gently braise it, for eight hours. It uplifts you but steadies you at the same time.
Fergus Henderson
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I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.'
Quincy Jones
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I do not like to work with patients who are in love. Perhaps it is because of envy - I, too, crave enchantment. Perhaps it is because love and psychotherapy are fundamentally incompatible. The good therapist fights darkness and seeks illumination, while romantic love is sustained by mystery and crumbles upon inspection.
Irvin D. Yalom
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Family photo albums are so powerful in that they make kids feel valued, cherished and respected.
Nancy O'Dell
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It is one and the same Avatara that, having plunged into the ocean of life, rises up in one place and is known as Krishna, and diving again rises in another place and is known as Christ.
Ramakrishna
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Nam concordia parvae res crescunt, discordia maxumae dilabuntur.
Sallust
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We can't afford to cede our leadership in developing and deploying the advanced, clean fuels of the future that will grow our economy, lower our energy bills, reduce pollution, and protect the health of our families and communities. And America's farmers and rural communities have to be at the heart of this effort.
Hillary Clinton
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Tara: No more talk of gloomy Angel, though. Only happy thoughts. Sunshine, picnic, that spell we did last night. With the oil?
Amber Benson
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I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
Bernie Mac
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I love all sorts of food, chocolate especially. I eat well, but I like the odd Chinese, like anyone!
Katie Taylor
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I've been incredibly fortunate to have so many people believe in me.
Jessie Buckley
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I don't necessarily think fighters should fight killers every time, but at some point in time, fighters should be fighting the best in their division, period.
Andre Ward
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I do have an affinity for damaged people, in life, in roles. I don't know why. We're all damaged in our own way. Nobody's perfect. I think we are all somewhat screwy, every single one of us.
Johnny Depp
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Writing is an addiction more powerful than alcohol, than nicotine, than crack. I could not conceive of not writing.
Isaac Asimov
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'Art is not like other culture because its success is not made by its audience. The public fill concert halls and cinemas every day, we read novels by the millions, and buy records by the billions. 'We the people' affect the making and quality of most of our culture, but not our art.'
Banksy
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Alcohol is the river we sit on the banks of, contemplating. Sometimes we watch ourselves float past, sometimes we watch ourselves sink.
Nick Flynn
