Northrop Frye Quotes
Most of my writing consists of an attempt to translate aphorisms into continuous prose.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm a night owl for sure. I was born at 1 A.M., and that's the excuse I use.
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Our mission is to help founders and anyone or anything that helps founders helps us with our mission.
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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I like junk food, French fries, hamburgers - I love it.
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Are you used to entertaining everyone with your tales of drama and conflict? Do you get attention and feel important every time you complain about how awful this man is? Stop settling for attention for the negative stuff in your life.
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I think who you are in school really sticks with you.
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Before mobile phones, I used to call my parents from a phone box and reverse the charges.
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Eventually, all mentor-disciple relationships are meant to pull apart, usually sometime in the mid-30s. Those who hang on, eventually the mentor drops the disciple, and that's no fun.
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All of a sudden, if you think about the entire ecosystem of connected devices that can pull down information, access content and allow me to share and work and communicate, the vast majority now are not Windows computers. They are iPhones. They are iPads. They are Android devices.
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For women to achieve equal representation in leadership roles, it's important that they have the backing of men as well as women.
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Our songs all carry the same way.
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Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end.
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I love Chanel.
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I became a Communist because I fell in love with a man who was a Red and entered the Army to take care of the Fascists, and I knew it would please him if I became one.
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There are some people who begin the Zoo at the beginning, called WAYIN, and walk as quickly as they can past every cage until they get to the one called WAYOUT, but the nicest people go straight to the animal they love the most, and stay there.
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'Biodiesel seems to be the answer to a lot of our prayers. Not only can it help the U.S. economy, our unwanted dependence on foreign oil, and the gasping environment, it could also help the family farmers out of this tragic dilemma they have found themselves in through no fault of their own.'
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Owning a great golf course gives you great power.
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Ohioans are practical. We're a can-do people. Give us a problem, we'll give you a solution.
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If the Lord says to give more than you think you are able to give, know that He will provide for you. Whether things are sailing smoothly or the bottom has dropped out, He is always trustworthy. You can count on Almighty God to keep His everlasting Word.
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I do like the research part of writing, I must admit.
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Face it, you have to be sort of an egomaniac to write something down and think that anyone is going to want to read it.
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As I was writing 'The Shock Doctrine', I was covering the Iraq War and profiteering from the war, and I started to see these patterns repeat in the aftermath of natural disasters, like the Asian tsunami and then Hurricane Katrina.
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Anytime you fight a champion, you got to watch the tape closely and study him closely.
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Most of my writing consists of an attempt to translate aphorisms into continuous prose.
