R. S. Thomas Quotes
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Take a simple name like Nicholas: you can rhyme it with ridiculous. If you aren't too meticulous. You know, every word's rhymable.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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On June 23, 1864, Ambrose Bierce was in command of a skirmish line of Union soldiers at Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia. He'd been a soldier for three years and, in that time, had been commended by his superiors for his efficiency and bravery during battle.
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I was never the girl who tore pictures out of wedding magazines.
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How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks.
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I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket.
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We don't grow older, we grow riper.
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The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.
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I did 'Mad Men' and I still have people come up to me like, 'Are you actually a lesbian?' Really? Just because I play one on TV? People will think what they're gonna think.
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I promised myself a long time ago that I would lead an interesting life.
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I have been taking every step toward the future every day through making many paintings and sculptures with my deep emotion hidden in my life.
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Maybe you have to know darkness before you can appreciate the light.
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Wretched un-idea'd girls.
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To the last moment of his breathOn hope the wretch relies;And e'en the pang preceding deathBids expectation rise.
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If you'd stop being a Metallica fan because I won't give you my music for free, then fuck you. I don't want you to be a Metallica fan.
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I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look.
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I hope that my work ethic has been a model for those who do not believe in themselves or have lingering doubts about their own abilities.
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I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.
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Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You can lie down or get back into life. Do something for someone else.
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Consolation for those moments when you can't tell whether you're the divinest genius or the greatest fool in the world.
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I have seen the sun break through
