William Wordsworth Quotes
I have felt a presence that disturbs me with the joy of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime of something far more deeply interfused, whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, and the round ocean, and the living air, and the blue sky, and in the mind of man.
Quotes to Explore
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As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on myself. It just motivates me to be more prepared, focus and disciplined. That's why I care so much about doing black films and making sure that we represent and are represented correctly.
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I think people are able to relate to my appearance. They think of me as the girl next door.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.
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I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I'd been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted.
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All I ever wanted to do is make music.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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It's not that we poor men are so powerful to be able to banish the devil. It's that God gives us the power.
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People come up to me in bars and on street corners and they say to me, 'Hey, Paulsen, have you got any change?'
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I was a pretty nice kid. Kind of quiet, but quiet in terms I wasn't going out and setting fire to anything. I had a big mouth and I was creative type, you know.
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I remember in 'Pride and Prejudice' I had to do a scene where I broke down. And before we filmed I spent like three hours imagining my mum's funeral. Actually, she's very much alive, happy and healthy. It was really horrible.
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In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
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When I need to think of, like, a peaceful scene or something, I think of my back garden in summertime. And whenever I hear the lawnmower next door, I always think it's really peaceful.
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I'm not trying to be macho, I promise you.
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I knew when I wrote the line “light-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson” [from the song “Slow Jamz"] I was going to be a big star.
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Unless their use by readers bring them to life, books are indeed dead things.
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Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.
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I have felt a presence that disturbs me with the joy of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime of something far more deeply interfused, whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, and the round ocean, and the living air, and the blue sky, and in the mind of man.
