William H. Gass Quotes
Some people say their life is full of darkness and I wonder why they don't just try and switch the lights on.
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If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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We left my birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when I was 13. I enjoyed the ethnic variety and the interesting students in my public school, P.S. 134. The kids in my neighborhood were only competitive in games, although unfriendly gangs tended to define the limits of our neighborhood.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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In addition to relieving patient suffering, research is needed to help reduce the enormous economic and social burdens posed by chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
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I don't have cable. I just never watched a lot of TV.
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
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Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.
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I think I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English.
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In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.
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My father was always so mingled with rage at his life.
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The outpouring of Christ's blood is the source of the church's life.
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A tautology's truth is certain, a proposition's possible, a contradiction's impossible. (Certain, possible, impossible: here we have the first indication of the scale that we need in the theory of probability.) (4.464)
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Failure is an indispensable prerequisite of success. It is how you learn the lessons you need.
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Some people say their life is full of darkness and I wonder why they don't just try and switch the lights on.
