William Shakespeare Quotes
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In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know?
Yoko Ono
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If there is any country on earth where the course of true love may be expected to run smooth, it is America.
Harriet Martineau
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Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
Hannah More
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We are in the midst of a momentous catastrophe of world history, of a transformation of all aspects of life and of the entire inner human being This is perhaps fortunate for the artistic person, if he is strong enough to bear the consequences, because what we need is the courage to have inner experience.
Walter Gropius
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The monotony of a long heroic poem may often be pleasantly relieved by judicious interruptions in the perfect succession of rhymes, just as the metre may sometimes be adorned with occasional triplets and Alexandrines.
H. P. Lovecraft
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As a girl, I abandoned a promising singing career due to violent harassment by Islamists.
Deeyah Khan
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Putting is not an art, it's a dreaded evil. No wise man ever said that.
Dan Jenkins
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I have learned that I will not pay any attention to anything people say about my movies, because people say things that are all over the place.
Paolo Sorrentino
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Actors get to go to these amazing worlds. In 'Terminator,' I was a cyborg with feelings; in 'Avatar,' I lived for 15 months on a fantastical planet, and in 'Clash of the Titans,' I get to fight a scorpion the size of a dump truck. It's a bizarre job, but you explore yourself.
Sam Worthington
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You don't have control of the car, but you can drive it. Life takes you where it wants you to go and where you need to go.
Art Alexakis
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I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more, is none
William Shakespeare