William Butler Yeats Quotes
Bid imagination run / Much on the Great Questioner; / What He can question, what if questioned I / Can with a fitting confidence reply.
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When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine.
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Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.
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I tell you, in this world, being a little crazy helps to keep you sane.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.
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Let thy step be slow and steady, that thou stumble not.
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The things I enjoy most as I watch the movie are the things that came through without even thinking.
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It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
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Luck is going to play a huge part in your life.
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I've learned that universal acceptance and appreciation is just an unrealistic goal.
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I never go wild with nails.
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What I know is the characters in a Southern town. I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long. And I know the neighborhoods, and I hopefully know the people, and I feel a connection to them. And I also feel like I'm honoring them when I talk about them.
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I feel that my ear candy is a little different from the ear candy most people are receiving right now.
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Someone recently asked what I am most proud of. The thing I'm most proud of is that I'm in my 50s and I'm still a leading lady.
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It's tough hearing your voice on the radio, on a chorus, and knowing that people think it's another artist.
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And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers. There are heroes in the seaweed, There are children in the morning, They are leaning out for love, And they will lean that way forever, While Suzanne holds the mirror.
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If you're a doctor, what do you promise to do? First, do no harm. If your operating philosophy is do no harm, that's not a call to imagination. Not only that, if I'm a patient, I don't want your imagination. I want what works.
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Bid imagination run / Much on the Great Questioner; / What He can question, what if questioned I / Can with a fitting confidence reply.
