Robert Frost Quotes
Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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I am a woman of the 21st Century who is self-assured and speaks my mind.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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I can do whatever I want.
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.
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My reading of philosophy and history is desultory; I know so much and yet so little.
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I don't see myself as a diva at all.
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Acting was something I had to do.
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I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing.
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It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to release the prettiest guy, but that doesn't mean they're the best artist. Most of the time the true artists are just normal old dudes.
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I wouldn't do a film like 'The Dirty Picture.' I have a husband and kids, and I won't be able to do justice to such a role. You need a certain mentality and ease to carry such a character.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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You can have anything you want, but not everything. If it was really important to spend an afternoon at my daughter's school, I had to think, how was I going to organize my life to do that? How could I become more efficient? I always tried to put my priorities on the table, personal and professional, and work around them.
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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I'm just having fun making jokes and writing books. But you see me once a year, I come on when I have a new book out, but basically, I've got my nose to the grindstone and I'm doing what I'm supposed to do in life, which is make stories.
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I think I have a gift, but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.
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Design should not dominate things, should not dominate people. It should help people. That's its role.
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If there's unemployment, having the government help reduce that unemployment, increase employment directly is a pretty good idea. It's not driving out competition; it's not crowding out.
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I keep on working when other people are out having fun. But I love what I do and find it hard to stop.
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Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second.
