William Empson Quotes
Waiting for the end, boys, waiting for the end. What is there to be or do? What's become of me or you? Are we kind or are we true? Sitting two and two, boys, waiting for the end.William Empson
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I think for some reason we're conditioned in movies that the protagonist must be heroic or redeemable in some way, whereas in theater, that's not a necessary.
Oscar Isaac -
I converse with my dog through ESP.
Taylor Caldwell -
I found I could speak louder and was more comfortable if I was doing it in someone else's crazy voice.
Kate McKinnon -
I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'
Walter Isaacson -
This town was built on nepotism.
Damon Wayans -
All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
Tacitus
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Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
Rainer Maria Rilke -
I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
Octavia Spencer -
I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction.
Harlan Coben -
When I was 13, I started working in a nightclub with Ray Charles. That's the greatest school in the world, the school of the streets. Ray taught me how to read in Braille. He was only two years older than me, but it was like he was 100 years older.
Quincy Jones -
The French complain of everything, and always.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
If I'm elected president, we will repeal every word of Obamacare.
Ted Cruz
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If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
Ice Cube -
Wanting to be understood by an audience that didn't know Russian, I tried to paint musical pictures by emphasizing the phrasing, using voice color more boldly, and varying the shade and nuance.
Galina Vishnevskaya -
I'm not Mr. Mom, but there's just certain things I won't say anymore.
Randy Houser -
Politics is a good thing!
Larry J. Sabato -
Patients are becoming aware that they're being taken for a ride by big pharma companies. They charge high prices and have never cared for India's healthcare. There are 23 million cases of cancer every year and India has a fair share of that.
Yusuf Hamied -
The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
Barbara Corcoran
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I have never had the money to make too many large purchases.
Ian McKeever -
Unfortunately, any girl - unless you're playing the action hero - is going to end up at some point handcuffed, gagged, and waiting for the hero to save her.
Frances McDormand -
Is a gesture of charity genuine or is it a kind of deep moral tax write-off?
Padgett Powell -
I can express no kinder sign of love, than this kind kiss.
William Shakespeare -
Shane Warne's idea of a balanced diet is a cheeseburger in each hand
Ian Healy -
Waiting for the end, boys, waiting for the end. What is there to be or do? What's become of me or you? Are we kind or are we true? Sitting two and two, boys, waiting for the end.
William Empson