William Butler Yeats Quotes
Endure what life God gives and ask no longer span; Cease to remember the delights of youth, travel-wearied aged man; Delight becomes death-longing if all longing else be vain.
Quotes to Explore
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If we do a little bit of insight into history, how many times have there been people doing hate discourse, blaming everything on a certain group of people. That really is the genesis of genocide, where it kind of sparks.
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Animals are companions on this planet, not necessarily our feedbags.
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It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.
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The past two decades revolutionized the way we access information. You and I can have our questions answered with the click of a mouse at any time of day. If America, both corporation and citizen alike, can use these services to solve problems, why can't Washington?
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
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It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
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You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.
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Mike Bloomberg may be a Republican these days. But he has been a Democrat for most of his adult life.
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A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing with the opposite sex. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll be retired before I can finally enter into a healthy relationship.
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The most underused, under-appreciated group of people in the world is our youth.
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Life would have been absolutely empty without imagination.
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There's something about the darkness that I find unavoidably intoxicating. The knowledge that other people are sleeping and, therefore, unavailable to ruin my solitude, makes me more peaceful than I am during the day.
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As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.
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I've invented several games for use as teaching tools in my classroom: one of them, a game called 'Iron Age: Council of the Clans,' got so popular among my students that they encouraged me to publish it, which I did.
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Playing without the fundamentals is like eating without a knife and fork. You make a mess.
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There are a lot of people who helped make Queen Latifah who she is today. I don't forget, but a lot of people do and get big heads. My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home. I'm not allowed to get a big head; I've still got to do the simple things in life.
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I really love people. I love to meet people. I'm curious about people.
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It's pretty simple to me: we come from a really grounded world where anything you say could be the thing that the scene becomes about. We're always treating it as if we would treat it in real life. It's all observation.
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Endure what life God gives and ask no longer span; Cease to remember the delights of youth, travel-wearied aged man; Delight becomes death-longing if all longing else be vain.
