Northrop Frye Quotes
I soon realized that a student of English literature who does not know the Bible does not understand a good deal of what is going on in what he reads: The most conscientous student will be continually misconstruing the implications, even the meaning.
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My real passions are horses and playing polo. I care a lot about that and staying fit and in shape.
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I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.
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Whenever I see the news, it's always the same depressing things.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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My candidacy is one that fits the district and fits the Mick Mulvaney-Jim DeMint philosophy.
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In 1995, the Clinton Administration reached an agreement with Cuban government that any refugee caught at sea would be sent back to Cuba while any refugee who reaches the United States shores would be allowed to begin the process to citizenship after one year.
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I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
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An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.
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Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
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I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.
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The first songs I learned was 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline and 'At Last' by Etta James. I had been growing up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, great bands.
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I believe God put that desire inside of all of us so that we can evaluate ourselves in the light of His Word in order to become all that He created us to be.
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Take advantage of the years of pioneering efforts. You might find this boring, as the young want to rush head on, as it were.
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I want to go against the best fighters. That's why I'm always calling out Georges St-Pierre. I don't have anything against Georges St-Pierre. I think he's a great fighter.
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There was nothing more I wanted to do than to see my dad react well to my music. I still do. I send him my demos all the time.
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Military history shows air action only cannot achieve the goal of defeating an enemy.
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It's like trying to describe what you feel when you're standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon or remembering your first love or the birth of your child. You have to be there to really know what it's like.
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First and foremost, it was fun. Everybody involved with it made you feel like they were an important contributor to the process. We were made to feel valued.
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I like the full spectrum of roles.
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Whatever the source of emotion that drives me to create, I want to give it a form which has some connection with the visible world, even if it is only to wage war on that world....I want my paintings to be able to defend themselves to resist the invader, just as though there were razor blades on all surfaces so no one could touch them without cutting his hands.
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Iraq deals with the United States regardless of who is in the White House.
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We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.
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I soon realized that a student of English literature who does not know the Bible does not understand a good deal of what is going on in what he reads: The most conscientous student will be continually misconstruing the implications, even the meaning.
