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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I am a Westerner of Westerners!
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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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Since the dawn of recorded music, every generation has felt shocked by the musical tastes of the next.
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I was a foggy, erratic teenager: a fifth child, the last in the queue for conversation or attention.
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It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.
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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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If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.
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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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After all, what more does a true genius want? The mind itself is the palace where all the real treasures, the works of art, the indulgences exist.
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The Lego children and fans are highly engaged people, so they expect a high degree of interaction with us. If you go to YouTube... we were told by Google last year that we are the second most-watched brand of all brands.
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I think a lot of parents hand people over a blueprint and say, This is how youre supposed to do it. And my parents, I think, kind of drew a picture and said, Heres the good stuff in life. How do you get there?
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I couldn't believe that Donald Trump won. I couldn't believe that we elected an orangutan to front the country.
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We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.
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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.
