William Stafford Quotes
So, the world happens twice-- once what we see it as; second it legends itself deep, the way it is.
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TweetDeck is a very interesting client, because it presents a view that no other client in the world presents, which is this multicolumn, massive amounts of information in one pane. And people really, really enjoy that.
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In terms of my involvement in 'don't ask, don't tell' and marriage equality and anti-bullying and social emotional learning in schools - these are all things that arise out of my relationship with the world and with my fans.
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The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of the family.
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Israeli teachers are not required to hold an academic degree, and their salaries are the lowest in the Western world.
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Basically, our goal is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful.
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The only way I hear gossip is if it's big enough and loud enough for my friends to bring it up to me. Or if it's, like, a big untrue ordeal from my publicist – and she hates making that phone call!
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'Black Messiah' is a hell of a name for an album. It can easily be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.
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I'm over the hill, maybe even the whole mountain range, but I don't see it that way even one little bit.
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Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.
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World War II and the ensuing Cold War compelled the United States to develop a sustained commitment to Western Europe and the Far East.
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Some people think the world will end in 2012. I think we've got until 2014. I'm an optimist.
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The most sought-after candidates in the world today by companies like mine are people who make computer software - there's a shortage of talent.
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I really believe the nexus of terrorism and nuclear weapons is the world's most ominous threat.
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Every burned book enlightens the world.
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I'd spend every summer in Longview on my grandfather's farm. It was a tiny little town divided by a river, which was the segregation line: that side white, this side black. And meanwhile, I lived in Compton - basically, another whole world sealed into 10 square blocks. It's interesting how insular an environment can be.
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Migration is as natural as breathing, as eating, as sleeping. It is part of life, part of nature. So we have to find a way of establishing a proper kind of scenario for modern migration to exist. And when I say 'we,' I mean the world. We need to find ways of making that migration not forced.
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At 17 years old, STG took me under its wing and shared its resources and wisdom with me, even allowing me to take part in a show at the Edinburgh Festival. Without STG and the Ramshorn Theatre, I would not have found access to the world of drama that I later made my profession.
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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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Holding on to the weak is called strength.
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One of my favorite memories from growing up in Brazil is being in the kitchen with my family and watching everyone bake and cook.
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The lives of the saints are the hermeneutical key to Scripture.
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So, the world happens twice-- once what we see it as; second it legends itself deep, the way it is.
