William Blake Quotes
Why cannot the ear be closed to its own destruction? Or the glistening eye to the poison of a smile?William Blake
Quotes to Explore
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I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
Tawni O'Dell -
I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
Hailee Steinfeld -
Even people who believe they deserve to be happy and have nice things often don't feel worthy once they have them.
Oprah Winfrey -
I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
Usher -
I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
Jacki Weaver -
The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered.
Walter Rudolf Hess
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Keeping in touch with the people that matter is important.
G-Eazy -
Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
Ted Koppel -
The Senior Tour is a good concept, although frankly I'm not astounded at its continued success. It gives a lot of guys an opportunity to extend their careers.
Jack Nicklaus -
Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. Tolkien -
It doesn't matter how precisely the onion is cut as long as the person chewing it is happy.
Padma Lakshmi
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I would love to be a dad. For the longest time, I've wanted kids, but you have to have the right setup, right?
Maksim Chmerkovskiy -
I don't do the super-clean-living L.A. thing.
Rachel Bilson -
I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.
Natalia Makarova -
I like to play the ukulele, but I'm not, like, awesome at it. I mostly play the piano and the guitar.
Zooey Deschanel -
Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.
Karl Barth -
I've always been interested in technology, but specifically how we can use machines to engage the imagination. I started using computers when I was young and was fascinated by creating rules and instructions that allow a computer to engage in a dialogue with humans. The stories found in the data all around us can do just that.
Aaron Koblin
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We couldn't afford anything. Suitcase, clothes, everything, Barellan people bought for me.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley -
There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
Ralph Fiennes -
I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.
Adele -
A game one of my sisters will play with me in my first year of being alive is called Good Baby, Bad Baby. This consists of being told I am a good baby until I smile and laugh, then being told I am a bad baby until I burst into tears. This training will stand me in good stead all through my life.
Ali Smith -
Why cannot the ear be closed to its own destruction? Or the glistening eye to the poison of a smile?
William Blake