William Blake Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I joined a radical group at the age of 16 because I'm a passionate man; the good news is that I turned myself around since then. But my character is still quite free and passionate.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
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The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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My father became the Mayor of Indian Wells, California, a tony desert enclave of rich, conservative Republicans.
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Education is at the heart of achieving your dreams.
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.
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My eyes aren't special, my nose isn't special, my mouth isn't special.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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Now I have the bravery to do fine things.
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Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.
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I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.
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The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.
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I surrender to my directors. I do that because I respect them immensely. In fact, a director's talent scares me. I admit that they're more intelligent than me, and I submit to that, as an assistant director does. Even when I have suggestions to make, I don't state them strongly.
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Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned a lot from him.
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God works powerfully, but for the most part gently and gradually.
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What we demand is integrity and honesty of the research that is rendered.
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I have always hated nightclubs, and don't like loud music.
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Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it.
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Harmony of colouring is destructive of art? it is like the smile of a fool.
