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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It is chiefly, I regret to say, through journalism that such people find expression. I regret it because there is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
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You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
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In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain.
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I know it's a cliche, but I've been happy to go to work every day.
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I love firing guns. It's an amazing feeling - so sexy and powerful.
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Being uneducated is no guarantee against being obnoxious.