William Kennedy Quotes
Aspiring writers should read the entire canon of literature that precedes them, back to the Greeks, up to the current issue of The Paris Review.
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One of the most sacred purposes for which the scriptures were written was to make it possible for all to know Christ. The scriptures teach and testify of Jesus Christ. They teach us much that we need to know and to do to return to the presence of the Savior.
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Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.
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Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
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I conceived the original 'Deus Ex' and was the project director on the game.
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
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The awkward thing for me is when the realization happens that I actually might like this girl. Then I become awkward.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.
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I don't ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It's like, 'Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.'
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I don't really like politics, to be honest. But it's other people making decisions about my life and my country and my child's education... I wish we didn't have so much money in politics, but that's not the world we live in. If we don't play here, we forfeit. And I'm not willing to forfeit my rights.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.
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I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.
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When one starts writing a book, especially a novel, even the humblest person in the world hopes to become Homer.
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I believe we are going to move into a situation where the more effective conferences will be smaller, more specialized, more focused, with occasional large gatherings to get the attention of the larger world.
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The literature of the emperor penguin is as forbidding, as inaccessible, as the frozen heart of Antarctica itself. Its beauties may be unearthly, but they are not for us.
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Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world
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Crimea has always been and remains Russian, as well as Ukrainian, Crimean-Tatar, Greek (after all, there are Greeks living there) and German - and it will be home to all of those peoples. As for state affiliation, the people living in Crimea made their choice; it should be treated with respect, and Russia cannot do otherwise. I hope that our neighbouring and distant partners will ultimately treat this the same way, since in this case, the highest criteria used to establish the truth can only be the opinion of the people themselves.
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Aspiring writers should read the entire canon of literature that precedes them, back to the Greeks, up to the current issue of The Paris Review.
