William Cowper Quotes
Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
Quotes to Explore
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Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years.
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Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.' That's what I'll put on my passport application.
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I went to the premier of 'Stardust,' which starred Michelle Pfeiffer. I nearly died when I saw her on the red carpet – she's so beautiful.
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I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not good at any of these things.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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In the case of the Analytical Engine, we have undoubtedly to lay out a certain capital of analytical labour in one particular line, but this is in order that the engine may bring us in a much larger return in another line.
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We have a human rights interest. Then there is the immigration problem. The human-rights violations have caused people to take to boats and flood not only the United States, but other countries in the region, creating great instability.
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I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.
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I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that's OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.
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He had almost yielded, but not quite. He had not consented. It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.
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Ricky: You are the strangest man alive.
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A man and a woman Are one. A man and a woman and a blackbird Are one.
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Whoever thinks algebra is a trick in obtaining unknowns has thought it in vain. No attention should be paid to the fact that algebra and geometry are different in appearance. Algebras (jabbre and maqabeleh) are geometric facts which are proved by propositions five and six of Book two of Elements.
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I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are better.
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In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul.
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The main thing about writing is... writing. Sitting your butt down in the chair and doing the work.
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I want my music to be everywhere, I want it to be heard. I want to give people an opportunity to enjoy my music, and maybe even hear about this beautiful truth that's in it.
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We don't mature momentarily, but over the long-term.
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I knew that I was going to have a life as a musician, because I always felt the pull. I don't remember ever having to make a choice.
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In order to grow we must be open to new ideas...new ways of doing things... new ways of thinking.
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God did not create evil. Just as darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of God.
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Symmetry is ennui, and ennui is the very essence of grief and melancholy. Despair yawns.
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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
