Willa Cather Quotes
Every individual taste, every natural appetite, was bridled by caution. The people asleep in those houses, I thought, tried to live like the mice in their own kitchens; to make no noise, to leave no trace, to slip over the surface of things in the dark.
Quotes to Explore
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end.
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I think that boy bands as a whole are really coming back.
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Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I think Bush has a very selfish, arrogant point of view. I think he is interested in power, I think he believes his truth is the only truth, and that he will do what he wants to do despite the people.
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Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
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The term 'plus size' is so inaccurate. I'm not plus size; I have never bought an article of clothing that was plus size.
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The myth that 'old' guys can't write anything fresh is just a myth.
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We live in a world where there are a hell of a lot of new inputs that need to be factored in to your business. It used to be just about your employees and your customers. Now there are all the issues about global warming, about sustainability, about ethics and now about gender and the distribution of wealth.
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I'm intrigued by people who are super adept at manipulating their own image. We all do it to a certain extent.
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Every individual taste, every natural appetite, was bridled by caution. The people asleep in those houses, I thought, tried to live like the mice in their own kitchens; to make no noise, to leave no trace, to slip over the surface of things in the dark.
