Sara Teasdale Quotes
A hush is over everything, Silent as women wait for love; The world is waiting for the spring.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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I would not hesitate to vote for a white person as president if I thought he was the best person for the job.
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The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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With the greatest of respect, I have watched Apple from the day it started. I was publishing magazines about the Apple II before most people had ever heard what a personal computer was.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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Boy, I'll tell you, when the Rams drafted me No. 1, it surprised me. I was walking on air for days.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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My childhood was limited to mostly gospel music. We didn't have, like, a lot of records in our house, you know. It was like my grandparents who raised me. They were pretty old-fashioned in their religious ways, so it was like church, church, church, school, school, school.
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When I was blonde I was perceived as an innocent and sweet young girl.
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I've sung background for a couple of bands.
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If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in person.
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I would say as a journalist, I would envision travelling to other countries that have had to reckon with their past and see how they've done it: what worked, what didn't work, finding characters that would tell the story of how that process was done.
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The worst food you'll ever eat will probably be prepared by a 'cook' who calls himself a 'chef.' Mark my words.
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A kiss can be like the world turning over. It can be like the tide of a dragon's dream washing through the unseen world that is hidden to mortal eyes but that nevertheless permeates our being. It can be hot and cold together, as vast as the heavens and yet specific to the pressure of hands and the parting of lips. It raised more intense feelings than I had expected, like being engulfed in a storm of lightning.
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Oh how the VacancyLaughed at them rushing by.'Turn again, flesh and brain,Only yourselves again!How far above the apeDiffering in each shape,You with your regularMeaningless circles are!'
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I don't really like fairies.
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A hush is over everything, Silent as women wait for love; The world is waiting for the spring.
