William Blake Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Everybody loves a villain - let's face it.
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English is really free for me; there's no limits to the music and the imagination. And French, it's just I live in Paris, and it's really a poetic language where you can really play with words.
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I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.
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Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.
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Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far.
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Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and everything else. You see someone's relationship with their parents, and you realize what that person's going to be like as a parent.
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I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.
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As an actor, you're naked emotionally; you're revealing yourself emotionally.
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I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that.
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I enjoy the challenge of trying to say things beautifully. The message is secondary in that sense. Obviously, I have something that I want to say that's very, very important to me – but the process of actually crafting it is essential.
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I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me.
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Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.
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The answer to religion is not no religion, but another way of thinking of it. Another way of being in it.
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Penmanship means a lot to me. I don't have cursive penmanship, though. I've created my own penmanship. It's very clear. Everyone can read it. I write things down all day long.
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Politicians do not enter into wars lightly. It is usually the military themselves who are keener to become involved.
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I'm definitely gonna do another solo record at some point. 'Flamingo' wasn't just me dipping my toes in the water. I really loved it. It was successful, and that helps, but I love those songs, and I miss singing them.
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It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.
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Women have the capacity to lead us to a more peaceful world with compassion, affection, and kindness.
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Expect poison from the standing water.
