William Butler Yeats Quotes
The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God, the herdsman goads them on behind, and I am broken by their passing feet.
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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I really think it is possible to make a very nice living by writing and not worrying about anything else.
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People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your curves and be proud of it.' But I am proud - it's my choice to cover up my body. I'm not oppressed - I'm free.
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Around 1960, I moved back to Europe, attracted by the newly founded European Organization for Nuclear Research where, for the first time, the idea of a joint European effort in a field of pure science was to be tried in practice.
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A lot of labels are hiring a lot more accountants than people that know music.
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Who would set a limit to the mind of man? Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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Reality TV is easier to digest if it comes in small amounts.
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I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
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Do not get elated at any victory, for all such victory is subject to the will of God.
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Have I been wiretapped? Yes. But who they said wiretapped me was incorrect.
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I respect the system out there in Hollywood, I really do, but I'm very intent on art versus commerce. I want to do it all - film, TV and theatre - if it's the right job.
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Buildings are forms of performances.
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I'm not interested in being Franchise Boy.
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What's been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts.
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The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.
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I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I've seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.
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Bathrooms are, on a square foot basis, the most expensive room in the house to renovate. If you want to test your heart's fitness, try shopping for simple bathroom faucets. Add in the cost of the required valves, mixers and trims, and you may need reviving when you see the tally!
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'Plan A is to hitch a ride out of here. But if they want a war, then plan B is to win it.'
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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You can make lots of mistakes, but if you give children avenues for creativity and joy, they will have resources to carry them through. For example, if cooking together, reading, listening to music, coloring, participating in sports, or taking a walk in the woods are paired with pleasure and closeness, throughout life doing these things will kindle old feelings of happiness an/or comfort.
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There are very real differences between science fiction and realistic fiction, between horror and fantasy, between romance and mystery. Differences in writing them, in reading them, in criticizing them. Vive les différences! They're what gives each genre its singular flavor and savor, its particular interest for the reader - and the writer.
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The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God, the herdsman goads them on behind, and I am broken by their passing feet.
