William Butler Yeats Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Europe believes that providing clear labelling for genetically modified food is a consumer right, but such practice is absolutely opposed by the vast majority of states in the U.S.
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Having companies like PotashCorp based in Saskatoon or Cameco based in Saskatoon that have worldwide presence but have the head office jobs, the head office managers and head office employees in your local economy are important from a job creation and wealth creation point of view.
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Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
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It's a funny thing: people often ask how I discipline myself to write. I can't begin to understand the question. For me, the discipline is turning off the computer and leaving my desk to do something else.
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Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
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Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.
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When a man is able to connect with his feelings, he is able to care more.
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There is so much to be gained from investing more time in what we eat. Buying fresh ingredients means knowing where your food comes from and what's in it.
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Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess.
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America thrives on identity politics, left and right. But France is opposed to the idea. Since the Revolution, the French have enthroned the idea of universalism. All of us must be equal before the law as abstract individuals, and that extends to the arts.
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Sometimes we make films just for our people, and it doesn't reach to anyone.
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I eat leftover caviar by hand, with baked potato, like peasants.
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There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much present.
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I begin a book with imagery, more than I do with an idea or a character. Some kind of poetic image.
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He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
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I am not trying to make an image; I am an actor trying to sell movies.
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We gave the world dab fever!
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When you dance, it takes a lot of stamina, but it never seemed like work 'cause I was doing something that I so loved doing. It was always a joy. And you know, to have beautiful ballets made specially for you is such an honor. I always said it was better than diamonds.
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Dress codes and gestures and attitudes have always inspired me, as has youth culture in general, although now I question it more. If you analyze youth cultures over history, there has always been something strict about them - you have to be like this or like that.
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Truly novel inventions emerge only in one's youth. Later one becomes ever more experienced, famous-and foolish.
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I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head.
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I knew a phoenix in my youth, so let them have their day.
