William Sloane Coffin Quotes
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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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I love the song 'Into the Night.' It's Roy Orbison meets David Lynch meets Iggy Pop on amphetamines. It has a punk edge that is not HIM, per se. It is super melodic and super '60s, and that is very new to me and it is a sense of achievement to me.
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The problem of working in a mine, you are inside the belly of the monster, and it controls you. The air you breathe, the stones that fall on your head, we had to be on guard.
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When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.
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I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films.
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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
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The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
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One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is a serious lack of resources, the standards of living are very low, and this creates a fundamental unease and discomfort in entire populations.
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The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.
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I want a gentleman. Someone with manners.
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We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting.
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Shoes are important to me because I don't do much with my clothes.
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What is new in the world? Nothing. What is old in the world? Nothing. Everything has always been and will always be.
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I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.
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The project which we developed, however, was for a sound piece and I was initially curious that a sculptor should be interested in working with a musician, especially on a project for radio.
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It is our historical experience, that Hungary can only live in wealth and safety if Berlin, Moscow, and Ankara are on our side and also interested in our success - even if we do not always agree on certain questions.
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People get tired of you. So they decided to throw me out. And so help me God, as the numbers were coming in, I said to myself, 'I'm free at last.'
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Elvis is everywhere. Elvis is everything. Elvis is everybody. Elvis is still The King.
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A writer is always observant, of course... You can take the kernel of something - part of it - and use it in a book.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
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By only becoming aware of Krishna's greatness we can become aware of our minuteness. That's the way to become Humble.
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I'm delighted that the future is unsure. That's the way it should be.
