William Empson Quotes
Buddhists and Christians contrive to agree about death Making death their ideal basis for different ideals. The Communists however disapprove of death Except when practical.
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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I'm advocating that American citizens interested in democracy should stay out of chain stores.
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My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was.
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I've already lived one full life, and so now I'm about to endeavor to see what else the good Lord has in store for me, and I'm wide open.
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And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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If you ask me to summarise our mission, I would put it this way: We were a military regime that sought to lay the foundations for freedom and liberty in a complex society.
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Sadly, people think a guy and a girl can't be friends without something romantic going on.
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Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.
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Publishers have realized that, unlike the previous time period, American teenagers are both smarter and require more topical material than they had been giving them before that. For one thing, they'll read thicker books. Besides, has anybody looked at the news or read the newspapers recently?
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Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.
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You learn from things that don't go well, and you try to capitalize when they do. You build on those strengths and try to make your weaknesses stronger.
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Time machine... wouldn't you like to travel through time? I would. I'd go back... mess with people. You know what I would do? I would go back to when my mom and dad were having sex, to have me. Ya'know, come in, spank my dad on the ass *smack* I'M YOUR SON FROM THE FUTURE!! AAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! *smack* I'M FROM THE FUTURE!! I'M YOUR SON!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
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I think a good story can do as much as a novel; not the exact same thing, of course, but just as much artistically. They're different beasts, but to tackle an expansive country like the United States, you're either going to write a big novel, or go in to various points on the map and write stories or poems.
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Buddhists and Christians contrive to agree about death Making death their ideal basis for different ideals. The Communists however disapprove of death Except when practical.
