William Shenstone Quotes
The lowest people are generally the first to find fault with show or equipage; especially that of a person lately emerged from his obscurity. They never once consider that he is breaking the ice for themselves.
Quotes to Explore
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We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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I don't have to really be in the 60s. Every time I hail a cab in New York, and they pass me by and pick up the white person, then I get a dose of it. Or when they don't want to take you to Harlem. I grew up with that.
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I don't carry a wallet. I keep my cards in my pocket and cash in my boots.
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People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
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After high school, I went to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for a year, and I studied musical theatre. By that point, I was like, 'This is what I want to do.'
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.
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The idea of collaborating with anyone else was quite daunting. If Battles had any trepidation in asking me, I can assure you I had more after agreeing to do it.
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There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
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I love Chicago. I got on a bus and asked the driver, Do you go to the Loop? He said, No, I go beep-beep!
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Reform is 'the biggest dividend' for China.
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Spontaneity has its time and its place.
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I don't think we'll ever lose the desire for people to tell stories or to hear stories or to be entrapped in a beautiful story.
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I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.
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The lowest people are generally the first to find fault with show or equipage; especially that of a person lately emerged from his obscurity. They never once consider that he is breaking the ice for themselves.
