Stephen Dunn Quotes
I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, I always thought I would die young. And that's been both a useful thing and I suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.
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We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
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People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil cartel is holding them by the legs and tipping them upside down and shaking money out of their pockets.
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Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.
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The Qur'an, throughout all of its verses, aims mainly to establish and confirm four basic, universal truths: the existence and Oneness of the Maker of the universe; Prophethood; bodily Resurrection; and worship and justice.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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I'm gonna make my records, whether I release them as Bleachers or something else.
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The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change.
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My record speaks for itself.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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I don't drink coffee.
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I was a 'Glee' fan before I joined the show! Since my background is musical theater, it was exciting to see a TV show that incorporated music so much and in such a genius way.
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Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
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A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.
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I've got this theory that human beings are innately religious; we have a belief system. It doesn't have to be a theist form, necessarily. But we need a belief system, some framework on which to hang our behavior.
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The U.N. did not create Israel. The Jewish state came into being because the tiny Jewish community in what was mandatory Palestine rebelled against foreign imperialist rule. We did not conquer a foreign land.
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I'm into song-writing; I'm into melodies that break your heart a little bit. That's the thing that got me into music; that's what I look for in music for the most part.
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An overview of all wars since the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694 suggests that most of them would have been greatly reduced in severity, or perhaps not even fought at all, without fiat money.
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I think men look best when they're dressed in something that makes them feel comfortable.
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To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.
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The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are heaven's lieutenants.
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Generally, I get bad reviews in Turkey.
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An Atheist in Alabama is one that doesn't believe in Bear Bryant.
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I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, I always thought I would die young. And that's been both a useful thing and I suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.
