William Ernest Henley Quotes
In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.
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And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.
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In high school, during marathon phone conversations, cheap pizza dinners and long suburban car rides, I began to fall for boys because of who they actually were, or at least who I thought they might become.
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I completely get the drag thing.
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Analysis I take to be a scientific procedure. What I do is creative. It doesn't spring from the same part of the mind.
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Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I don't really care that much about eating. But I like impressing people with how good a cook I am. So I will cook. I'm an excellent cook. Not many people know that about me.
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Nobody likes a child to die or losing an election.
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I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually.
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I enjoy my life.
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The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.
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You see people in Hollywood trying to make blockbuster after blockbuster, but it's not possible. There's some god up there saying, 'You will fail now.' But I suppose that's true of us all.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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If you've got a plot the size of a car or a tiny yard in Italy, you're going to be growing tomatoes and basil and celery and carrots, and everybody is still connected to the land.
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I'm not on the radio all day long. I'm not on TV.
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Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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Take me away from my sense. I need to go away now, because I'm in chaos - take me down deep. Hover over me, because I need grace. I say that a lot, many times a day.
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Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.
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There was no doubt what must be done—the law was clear. Written centuries ago, the Lex Caesare decreed that if any woman died while pregnant, the living child was to be immediately cut out of her abdomen. This poor girl, whose name no one knew, was certain to die; but the baby inside her lived and must be given a chance to survive. Selene was fearful. She had never before performed a Caesarean-law operation.
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It's a good problem to have, if you call it a problem. And it is not a problem. Any time you have a chance to get an off week, it's a good thing. We have given ourselves a good opportunity to rest some guys. It would be nice to sweep our division. It would be great to get 12 wins, but so would having everyone healthy for a playoff game.
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Any time you learn something new about your character, that's really exciting.
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In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.
