Stephen Spender (Sir Stephen Harold Spender) Quotes
My uncle was famous for his balanced point of view. At the time of which I am writing (when he was nearly seventy) it had become so balanced, that the act of balancing seemed rather automatic.One had only to offer him an opinion for him to balance it with a counter- opinion of exactly the same weight, as a grocer puts a pound weight against a pound of sugar.
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I'm kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.
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A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
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I'm not looking for a challenge, necessarily. I'm looking to make a really great film.
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Movies have been my way to get out of my backyard. I'm trying to let people know that movies change people's lives.
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The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.
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If you have a sense of style and purpose and will you don't want to compromise.
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If you hear me out, I believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of everyone's rights.
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The more people learn about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the worse it looks.
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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The only way I see the world now is through coming out of and growing up and living in Somalia. In the time of war, everyone was basically trying to live and manage the best they could. But you also had another period which was not a hard time at all - it was just a beautiful time. I lived in both eras.
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What I've learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
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I just would like to be challenged. I want to push myself to the limit, and constantly challenge myself and grow as an artist. That's where I want to go. Explore different things, different characters, in film, and just everything!
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I started in live television and I've done a lot of live TV and that's really the thing that I love best. I love flying by the seat of my pants.
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I got into sports because that was a way to prove your masculinity. I was good at it.
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I wish I got invited to more luaus. I really do!
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I used to work for a catering company - I waitressed for Harry Winston events. I remember being so hungry, I would eat when I was supposed to be catering to other people.
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One of the biggest motivations for me with writing my books is to offer girls some escapism, especially girls who really need it, like I did.
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The reaction that I got from 'Diamonds' I would have expected to get from 'House of the Rising Sun' or one of the other songs.
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We rarely have good alternatives to offer to prison - that's our default.
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I like any music I can feel.
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Don't be what you're told to be. Follow your own path. Be your own person. Don't get held down by everyone else.
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My uncle was famous for his balanced point of view. At the time of which I am writing (when he was nearly seventy) it had become so balanced, that the act of balancing seemed rather automatic.One had only to offer him an opinion for him to balance it with a counter- opinion of exactly the same weight, as a grocer puts a pound weight against a pound of sugar.
