Harold Pinter Quotes
The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.
Quotes to Explore
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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Many past products advertised in old publications can be profitably promoted all over again. Sometimes, just by giving them a new twist or modern application, you'll hit a real winner.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember.
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When I went to see Kansas and Queen and Styx, I don't even remember the music. But I know what I saw.
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One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities!
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To write our constitution is for the past, the present, and the future to come together all at once in one single motion, in one single heave, one single cry. For we correct the errors of the past and chart a new course for the future, based on the experience of the present.
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It sounds super cliche, but my sister is 12 years younger than me, and I remember when I was there holding her in my arms for the first time. And that kind of responsibility you feel when you hold a child in your arms.
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Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was, and it was so punk rock.
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I've done stuff in the past and followed in the footsteps of my heroes, and each time, it felt a little bit surreal.
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Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
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In the past, TSR and now Wizards of the Coast have asked me to do game stats for my characters, and I'm never comfortable doing that. It's all relative after all.
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Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.
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I was very young during 'Chachi 420' and don't remember much now.
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Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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I like connecting the abstract to the concrete. There's a tension in that. I believe the reader or listener should be able to enter the poem as a participant. So I try to get past resolving poems.
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I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things.
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She did not send for him until she was afraid; she was not afraid until he undid her work; he did not undo her work until he was past loving her.
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I feel alive inside only when obstacles are arising that must be overcome and eliminated.
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Of all the gods, Death only craves not gifts:Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering pouredAvails; no altars hath he, nor is soothedBy hymns of praise. From him alone of allThe powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof.
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Spirituality is a growth industry. And nothing illustrates that better than the burgeoning crop of colossal sanctuaries sprouting up in suburbs across the land.
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When you're stuck, and sure you've written absolutely garbage, force yourself to finish and then decide to fix or scrap it - or you will never know if you can.
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The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.
