Alan Seeger Quotes
At Earth's great market where Joy is trafficked in, Buy while thy purse yet swells with golden Youth.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the '80s really changed when the '90s hit. For me to chase that dream or career of music, I started a family, started on 'Melrose Place,' so it was something I didn't have the time or energy.
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Crankiness is a human attribute that, when people walk in the door of Xerox, they remain human. The best way to get the best out of people is to not force them to be something other than they naturally are. Now what do they have to be? They have to be respectful. You can't be ridiculously disrespectful.
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I'm now the Lord of the Brighton Manor.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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When I write, I get glimpses into future novels.
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Being an entrepreneur is my dream job, as it tests ones tenacity.
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But it's not just a game of finding literary references.
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As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they're an escape.
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There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.
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I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.
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Everyone has to find what is right for them, and it is different for everyone. Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs three times a day. That is why all religions have rules about eating. Three times a day, I remind myself that I value life and do not want to cause pain to or kill other living beings. That is why I eat the way I do.
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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech, and action derived by the conformants from study of themselves; at odds with the majority; in short, unusual. It is noteworthy that persons are pronounced mad by officials destitute of evidence that they themselves are sane.
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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating.
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I would say confidence and security and comfortability in one's own skin. I think that's so attractive. Truly.
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I have fallen in love with Chicago. The community here is loving, supportive, and welcoming.
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It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.
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If our company is to survive and prosper, over the long term we must get our share of the youth market.
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At Earth's great market where Joy is trafficked in, Buy while thy purse yet swells with golden Youth.
