William Wordsworth Quotes
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There's certain things as a songwriter that I don't really care to write about, and there are certain things I won't sing about anymore. There are just so many things that I probably thought was OK for me, or have been in the past, that I would never want my son to think was OK.
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People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.
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My mother certainly never altered the topics of her conversation based on children being present.
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My mom and dad passed away from cancer. Within nine months, I lost both of my folks. Immediately after that, I had a horrible betrayal where my brother, who worked for me, stole a lot of my money. He's in jail now.
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I don't think about whether it's gonna be a dance record or a ballad or anything when I'm making music. I sit in the studio and I think, 'How am I feeling today?' and I write how I feel. It's really, really simple.
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People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.
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This horror of pain is a rather low instinct and... if I think of human beings I've known and of my own life, such as it is, I can't recall any case of pain which didn't, on the whole, enrich life.
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I'm addicted to 'Scandal.' Joe Morton is the devil, and I love him. I am addicted to 'Boardwalk Empire.' Jeffrey Wright is the devil, and I love him.
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What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.
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'Swallow Me Whole' is still the creation that's closest to my heart.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
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If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.
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I have always wanted to act ever since I was a little girl. I would put a blanket under my shirt and pretend that I was pregnant. Then, I would go through childbirth.
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Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
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I have to clean my room and unload the dishwasher, wash the pans, and feed the dogs.
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Back in the '70s when my friends in California were at Berkeley, in-state tuition was around $700 a year.
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Bruises mapped my body from bumping into tables and tripping over curbs while walking with a book in my hand, my eyes focused on the pages instead of the live space around me.
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...the reason for this age's anxiety and unrest is because in one direction, 'truth' increases in scope and quantity - via science and technology - while in the other, certainty and confidence steadily decline. Our age is a master in developing truths while being wholly indifferent to certitude. It lacks confidence in the good.
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There is a spiritual godliness that drifts naturally through the affairs of man, but it is visible only if actions are undertaken and performed with that godliness in mind.
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Open-mindedness is the harvest of a quiet eye.
