William Butler Yeats Quotes
The night can sweat with terror as before We pieced our thoughts into philosophy, And planned to bring the world under a rule, Who are but weasels fighting in a hole.
Quotes to Explore
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.
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There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens to be my own husband. It was very painful at times, for both of us.
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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
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Today, for the first time - and the Obama campaign showed us this - we can go from the digital world, from the self-organizing power of networks, to the physical one.
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I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.
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My books have contradictions all the time - and people are fine with that.
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Music is pretty intimate stuff and I can only work with very few people: Gonzalez being one, Mocky being another and, on a completely different level, Broken Social Scene. With Broken Social Scene it's not one-on-one, it's a one-on-12. It's very healthy, very comfortable, like a big pot luck supper among old friends.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I think it's probably a good lesson for other people to follow - to not always make the decision that's popular for others, but to do what you feel like is the right thing to do.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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The fear of hell, or aiming to be blest, savors too much of private interest.
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Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.
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I imagine there are things I wouldn't do, but I haven't been offered those recently either.
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I'd rather go to the dentist... but I'm going.
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I can't see myself without pink lipstick. I can go without it for a couple of days, but if there was no more pink lipstick in this world, I'd be useless. Seriously.
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I was having a good time before, but you grow up after a couple years and realize, "I can't get drunk like this every night." Things change.
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The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.
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Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense.
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The night can sweat with terror as before We pieced our thoughts into philosophy, And planned to bring the world under a rule, Who are but weasels fighting in a hole.
