Vita Sackville-West Quotes
I like muddling things up; and if a herb looks nice in a border, then why not grow it there? Why not grow anything anywhere so long as it looks right where it is? That is, surely, the art of gardening.
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When I first started writing songs, I never intended on singing. I didn't really consider myself a singer at all. I was just kind of recording the demo vocals as a holding place until someone else came and sang.
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
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The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought.
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I still have a young attitude.
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Hear the other side.
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I'm a soccer mom. I'm T-ball, soccer, karate, homework, keeping them on their schedules. I love being the snack mom, when I get to bring the cut oranges. I have one of those coolers with wheels. I'm at every game, every practice, sitting on my blanket. I love it.
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If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.
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Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
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You know, if you're at home with children, you lose twenty-five IQ points.
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I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.
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These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.
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There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all.
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It was not necessary and might even have been disadvantageous for a government to claim a direct personal commission and communion of the kind God had given some rulers in the Old Testament. A working government might need the support of the Church but not of God Himself in a voice from on high.
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I gave away 'Life in Hell' when it was a little 'zine, and sold it at record stores for $1, and I knew from the time that I first did it that I would continue to do it, because it was fun.
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To have art suppressed is very dangerous to society.
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I haven't worn one for a long time, but I look pretty good in a suit.
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As always, it would be important to ensure that any fiscal policy changes did not compromise long-run fiscal sustainability.
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I like muddling things up; and if a herb looks nice in a border, then why not grow it there? Why not grow anything anywhere so long as it looks right where it is? That is, surely, the art of gardening.
