William Jay Quotes
Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we can say how sweet solitude is.
William Jay
Quotes to Explore
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We are such materialists that all our metaphors are going to be material.
J. T. Walsh
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America is not a wily, sneaky nation. We don't think that way. We don't think much at all, thank God.
P. J. O'Rourke
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When I auditioned for Tim Robbins for 'Cradle Will Rock,' the young girl who read with me was very young, and I said to Tim, 'I'm sorry, but I don't have enough imagination to pretend this girl is my husband!' And he said, 'Well, I'll read it with you.' Which was very nice; he was the director. And I ended up getting the part.
Barbara Sukowa
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I like black because it is a vacant space.
Lady Gaga
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And the hooded clouds, like friars,Tell their beads in drops of rain.
Rain
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Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope I no longer strive to strive towards such things (Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?) Why should I mourn The vanished power of the usual reign?
T. S. Eliot
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This is something I never thought could possibly happen, ... It's a pleasure to come back.
Phil Jackson
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When we go out to the university, the professors always say, 'Tell these students about your five-year plan and your 10-year plan,' and I say, 'Gee, we're lucky if we have a year plan.'
Bruce Nordstrom
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I put on the canvas whatever comes into my mind.
Frida Kahlo
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I think that's what we need more of: Asian-Americans on movie screens and TV screens where they're normalized. Where it's not about them being Asian or a person of color. It's just about them being a human. I think that's why sometimes when I see movies with an Asian family, but it's very stereotyped, I don't find that relatable.
Arden Cho
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Here's what I had: I had the arrogance of saying I'd like to be in a 'good' movie, so in fact, when I was hot, I turned down a lot of stuff because I didn't think I wanted to watch it.
Ali MacGraw
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Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we can say how sweet solitude is.
William Jay