William Butler Yeats Quotes
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.William Butler Yeats
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
Magnus Larsson -
It feels like a game, this work I do. It is totally heartfelt, and I love the sticky terrain, the straight-up cartoons, how the irrepressible and icky rise to the surface. But I am not just trying to call forth bugaboos and demons for the sake of it, for fun.
Kara Walker -
New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
Daniel Gillies -
I was working at the NSA. I don't know, I was just bored. I just knew that's not what I was supposed to be doing with my life.
Wanda Sykes -
Understanding the importance of evolving is very important. Reinventing is very important. To break what you have already done is very important. That growth should never stop.
Yami Gautam -
There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
Isaac Hanson Hanson
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
Ed Asner -
He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes.
Zack Snyder -
It takes one person to give you a big chance.
Patricia Velasquez -
He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
A. J. P. Taylor -
I love action movies.
Adam McKay -
I know about raising money.
Nancy Pelosi
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Thanks to every gay person in public and non-public life who has come out.
Ian Mckellen -
I was very much in favor of the Iraq invasion.
P. J. O'Rourke -
Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.
Nathan Lane -
Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.
Parker Palmer -
When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
Gao Xingjian -
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Walt Disney
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I've been identified with James Bond or Thomas Crown for so long; suave, elegant, sophisticated men in suits. it's like you've been giving the same performance for 20 years.
Pierce Brosnan -
The McDonald's icon of the colours and the golden arch, for me, resonates as one of the most iconic images ever.
Jeremy Scott -
Growing up in Rhode Island, I dreamed of a career in law enforcement. That hasn't worked out exactly as I had planned, but life seldom does.
James Langevin -
Believe it, my good friend, to love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in the world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues; and if I mistake not, you have as much of it as I ever met with in anybody.
Anthony Collins -
Some of my best friends are gay guys, and they said, "You're so straight, we're not interested."
Jon Bon Jovi -
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
William Butler Yeats