William Lewis Safir (William Safire) Quotes
If you want to "get in touch with your feelings," fine, talk to yourself. We all do. But if you want to communicate with another thinking human being, get in touch with your thoughts. Put them in order, give them a purpose, use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce. The secret way to do this is to write it down, and then cut out the confusing parts.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life.
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I just have to go out and fight my fight and fight to win.
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Disrespect toward Jesus, as we have seen all too often in our society, is very offensive to Muslims.
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.
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My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime.
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I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.
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It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to release the prettiest guy, but that doesn't mean they're the best artist. Most of the time the true artists are just normal old dudes.
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Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
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The reason why I moved from Young Thug to Jeffery was because I felt like I did a wrong turn.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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I don't know if the unborn has rights, but I do know that being born again doesn't give you more rights.
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Most actors don't understand acting. I think it's an art form that craft is out the window. I don't think people get it at all, most of the time. Or they get some of it, not all of it. If you get an Academy Award nomination, you think 95 percent of the profession is unemployed at any given time, most people will never even find work as an actor, and the ones who do will probably make $50,000 a year at the most if they're lucky. Some will never do Broadway. Some will never do a major role. And a really, really, really small percentage of them maybe will be nominated for a major award.
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I'm very protective of all the vulnerable young kids that go on shoots. I can empathize. I've been there.
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It is better that a judge should lean on the side of compassion than severity.
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If you want to "get in touch with your feelings," fine, talk to yourself. We all do. But if you want to communicate with another thinking human being, get in touch with your thoughts. Put them in order, give them a purpose, use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce. The secret way to do this is to write it down, and then cut out the confusing parts.
