R. S. Thomas Quotes
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After spending 22 years in Ohio, I love everything about New York.
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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
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He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
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I'm a huge Cure fan. I love the Cure. The scales being tipped to when they weren't on a major label compared to when they were seems pretty meaningless. I had the good fortune of having them go before me and seeing their careers, musically at least, lose something. Like a novel written by a dead hand.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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We believed that to understand literature, you had to understand its place in history and culture.
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We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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Do not write if there is no tremendous urge to do so. At the heart, there must be an inspiration or muse or one of those old-fashioned things. Else, why bore yourself, destroy other people's interest and kill trees?
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For a spinner growing up in England, it is challenging to become an off-spinner. The line and length needs to be altered on each of the four days of county cricket or five days of Test matches. The pitches in England don't have a set pattern. It changes with each day, and accordingly, the length varies.
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As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.
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The beautiful uncut hair of graves.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.
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Make health care a right, not a privilege.
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To me, science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'awe.'
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I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am ready to start the season with my teammates.
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When I was young, and I wouldn't eat, my parents would say, 'Eat, or else you're going to become a little Biafran.'
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The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live. And most people are concerned about growing old rather than being effective.
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I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life. I try to keep that as much in balance with work as I can.
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It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment.
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You can't expect law enforcement to provide the solution to the drug problem.
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Ah, what balance is needed at
