William Butler Yeats Quotes
Neither Christ nor Buddha nor Socrates wrote a book, for to do so is to exchange life for a logical process.
Quotes to Explore
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The making of documentaries for 'Humanoids From The Deep,' 'Galaxy Of Terror' and 'Forbidden World' are absolutely fascinating.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.
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It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who have been written by 100 to 200 people over the past 20 years, at least, so they never sound the same or act the same. The best approach is to try to draw the best fitting line through all of the interpretations.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I will tell you with 100 percent confidence, Jon Jones is not deep in my head. The fact he actually thinks that, it makes me smile every day.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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I use coconut oil every single day. I apply coconut oil on my whole body for moisturising. The oil can also be used as make-up remover, as it is light-based and is not sticky.
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I'm a conservative Republican, small-business guy, married to same gal - love of my life - for 36 years. Strong family man, deacon at my church; I believe in America. I know government is not the answer; individual liberty and personal responsibility is the answer.
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Every time you treat an Iraqi disrespectfully, you are working for the enemy.
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The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.
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Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
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I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
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I go to Australia probably once every two years. It's wide-open spaces there, so I just rent a motorcycle and ride out to the middle of the continent. For hours, you don't see anybody.
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If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily.
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I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect.
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The music of the Clovers and Spaniels and the rest was like candy to me. I couldn't get enough; my teachers probably thought I had attention deficit disorder.
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Pop music should be about young people.
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A fool is only troublesome, a pedant insupportable.
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Freddie Mercury and Elton John are, like, two of the biggest Influences in my whole life. And probably always will be.
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Neither Christ nor Buddha nor Socrates wrote a book, for to do so is to exchange life for a logical process.
