William Davenant (D'Avenant) Quotes
Actions rare and sudden do commonly proceed from fierce necessity, of else from some oblique design, which is ashamed to show itself in the public road.
Quotes to Explore
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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Is truth always positive? Of course. Once the truth comes out, you know, it's all right. We're scared that if the truth comes out that it's not all right. It's the other way around.
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The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.
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People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.
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Any time you challenge a big powerful person or special interest, there's going to be blowback.
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I'd say it's okay to be political and to be a writer. Those streams can be separate, and they can be connected; for me, they're both. Life is political, and I'm interested in my community and in a lot of issues - some of them American, some global.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
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At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
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It is most pleasant to commit a just action which is disagreeable to someone whom one does not like.
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I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.
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Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it, you are lost.
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When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.
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The story and the characters of 'Girl Online' are mine.
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If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
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A source of conflict for women everywhere is the pull between reproduction and production. Women worldwide have difficulty in balancing their dual roles as caregivers and providers.
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To be honest, I was born in luxury. I never saw the dearth of money, so money is not something which motivates me.
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There are so many projects on my Dream List. I have so many things in the works, just like little ideas or collections of things or things I write or even just a title of something.
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Electroclash is good because it's stayed underground.
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It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.
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I did a smaller gig with an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. In one song, something wrong happened with the drum machine. I tried to cover up the mistake by playing faster and improvising a new song but it became crazy, and I had to admit it was all a mess.
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We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times. These are exceptional times.
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Architecture is not all about the design of the building and nothing else, it is also about the cultural setting and the ambience, the whole affair.
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Actions rare and sudden do commonly proceed from fierce necessity, of else from some oblique design, which is ashamed to show itself in the public road.
