Walker Percy Quotes
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He hath freedom whoso beareth clean and constant heart within.
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Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.
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Because I find writing painful, I try to get it over with as fast as possible. But I write every day, or I lose the thread.
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The gun is not out of Irish politics.
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Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.
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My mother keeps things in perspective for me. She makes me realize that the acting I do and love is no more important than what one of my brothers does-he works in a shoe repair shop. If my career ever tapers off, I'll go to college.
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Memories are killing. So you must not think of certain things, of those that are dear to you, or rather you must think of them, for if you don’t there is the danger of finding them, in your mind, little by little.
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I've never regretted anything I've done, even the things that I've failed at. I've often regretted not trying something really big, because you'll never know.
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My first lip balms were Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, which, correct me if I'm wrong, sometimes had little bracelets attached to the caps-meaning your lip balm could idly dangle from your wrist like a charm bracelet when not in use, not unlike some iPhone accessories.
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I'm more relaxed when I can hear the beat clearly all the time I'm singing.
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Sometimes I feel like putting on a blazer with just a T-shirt.
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When you go in to do a screen test, you negotiate your contract and sign all your paperwork before you even get on a plane.
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If I didn't have Chip Gaines in my life, I'd still be dreaming in my head - but not acting out on any of that, not living it out.
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I've been running since high school. My boyfriend was on the track team, and I'd run with him.
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I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.
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A concert is a concert is a concert is a concert. An album is an album is an album is an album. Musically, both have nothing in common.
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Anytime you're playing a major, the last four or five holes, it's not going to be easy. It's never a guarantee. It's never easy.
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The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way wide open for people to favor, discuss, advocate, or incite causes and doctrines however obnoxious and antagonistic such views may be to the rest of us.
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When I see things that are inspiring, I must write a song about it. Some people make a t-shirt or slap something on a wall with paint, but I must make music and freestyle rap.
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Anything that puts money back in the pockets of the consumer, however you choose to do it, is a good idea.
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My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county.
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Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.
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Being uneducated is no guarantee against being obnoxious.
