William Morris Quotes
Earth, left silent by the wind of night,Seems shrunken 'neath the gray unmeasured height.
Quotes to Explore
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He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.
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I think that the mistakes that anyone can make going on dates is probably not being themselves because you can only trick people for so long.
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Often it seems that there are writers who are their best selves on the page. That Seamus Heaney was as genuine and deeply admirable in person as in his poems was to me a gift, then as now.
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I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
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I'm not being secretive about anything. I just actually don't have opinions about society.
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I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
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I myself am a former commando fighter.
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Just as soaps were very pivotal in the transition from radio to television, they will be right in the thick of things again in the transition from television to the Internet. Exciting news.
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You'd be surprised how addicting high self-esteem is.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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The addition of nuts in salad... I always find to be beneficial.
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I think it's all about making records when you're inspired to make them.
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If Wal-Mart invests a billion dollars and others invest $100 million, Wal-Mart is going to grow more.
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I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.
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My parents were Beatle fans, but my mom was especially a Lennon fan, so I was exposed to him more. I remember her playing 'Double Fantasy' quite often.
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He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.
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As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I'm fine with that.
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The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.
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Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more.
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The hardest role that I've ever tried to play was Clara Johnson in 'Light in the Piazza' at Lincoln Center. It was the least fun I've ever had, but the most beautiful experience I've ever had. I could not understand her. I could not put my feet in her shoes. I came home every night, and I was depressed.
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Sugarcoating doesn't do anybody any good.
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One of my favourite actresses is Kate Winslet. She plays strong female characters and seems like she has a strong political awareness. I really like Naomi Watts and Juliette Lewis.
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With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick in an extra zero, everything just crashes into the ravine.
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Earth, left silent by the wind of night,Seems shrunken 'neath the gray unmeasured height.
