William Stafford Quotes
A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.William Stafford
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I suspect that one of capitalism's crucial assets derives from the fact that the imagination of economists, including its critics, lags well behind its own inventiveness, the arbitrariness of its undertaking and the ruthlessness of the way in which it proceeds.
Zygmunt Bauman -
I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I think it's just as important to play new instruments as to play new pieces. The old ones are getting scarcer and the new ones more and more wonderful.
Yo-Yo Ma -
Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.
Gabrielle Giffords -
I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
Tallulah Bankhead -
The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
Carlton Cuse -
Because of the structure of the contemporary American party system, every president is polarizing.
Larry J. Sabato
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It's so fascinating to think about how each snowflake is completely individual - there are millions and millions of them, but each one is so unique.
Kate Bush -
I think sometimes my humor is extremely dry, and a lot of times I would say things that I thought were very funny but... I have a reputation of - people think of me as a very fundamentalist, humorless fellow.
Ian MacKaye -
That's the mantra I use when the team tells me something is too complicated. People keep saying, 'We need more prioritization.' I say, 'Guys, what you want is less work. And that is not going to happen.'
Maelle Gavet -
I haven't been worried about my image so much as I have been trying to find projects to push myself further than before.
Cameron Diaz -
Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear.
Isaac D'Israeli -
A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.
Yann Martel
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None of us can claim to be fair and square in love - and I'm definitely not a hypocrite! Humans are built to evolve with time. It depends on the nature of the relationship you share with a person. It is there today, tomorrow it may be gone; c'est la vie.
Randeep Hooda -
I'm pro Union.
Joanne Rowling -
I had braces for six years! Kids would call me 'big teeth' or 'rabbit teeth.'
Tamron Hall -
With Geoffrey, it was the first time we did music together, we understood that everything could be well, and without any problem. And we didn't need to rehearse too much.
Victoria de los Angeles -
Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.
Samuel Butler -
For NASA, space is still a high priority.
Dan Quayle
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It was more like having unwanted attention as a child - if you'd walk around, people would recognize you, and it would be in a weird, almost making-fun-type manner.
Anna Chlumsky -
You can't be at your full creative power if you are sedated.
Charlie Haden -
I feel like any time John Oliver is added to something, the comedy is instantly there. He's so funny.
Alison Brie -
Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen!
Rumi -
A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.
William Stafford