William Butler Yeats Quotes
People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.William Butler Yeats
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We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.
Hanya Yanagihara -
During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
Sammy Davis, Jr. -
I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
Natalie Martinez -
There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.
Edmund White -
We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
Zig Ziglar -
Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
Sallust
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
A. N. Wilson -
I feel like you are doing better for the world if you're honoring you because everything is getting the authentic you.
Taylour Paige -
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
Daisaku Ikeda -
You can have the biggest markets in the world, but if the game isn't exciting, compelling, and competitive, it's not going to generate a lot of interest.
Gary Bettman -
We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do.
Jacob Bronowski -
Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
Walt Mossberg
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It's interesting, because I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named after my mom because I felt like I learned all my creative talents I learned from her. All the survival stuff, too. And then the next album is 'Maya,' which is not my real name. It's fake.
M.I.A. -
President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
Randy Neugebauer -
The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
Pasquier Quesnel -
Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis.
Umberto Eco -
I actually did go through severe depression and anxiety attacks where I couldn't sleep for weeks. It was definitely several months of being not myself.
Felicia Day -
I think that sexiness should be in the subtleties.
Rachel Zoe
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Over the years I have tried to develop something which is technically assured.
Gavin Bryars -
A very painful part of being a parent is having really negative feelings about your children when you love them so much.
Louis C. K. -
Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me.
Dave Camp -
All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.
John Shelby Spong -
Then I started graduate school at UCLA. I got a part time research assistant job as a programmer on a project involving the use of one computer to measure the performance of another computer.
Jon Postel -
People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.
William Butler Yeats