Wislawa Szymborska Quotes
Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation.
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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Did anyone ever have a boring dream?
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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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I have worked hard and learnt that I have to make a decision - whether I am going to conform and protect myself or not. I chose not to.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.
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I actually wanted to first direct and produce, but then I got this very cool opportunity to be in front of the camera once.
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If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.
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I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.
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Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it.
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Albania is going through a deep crisis because it lacks the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and freedom of the media. I don't think if we stop protesting the problem is solved.
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I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom.
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Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval.
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If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.
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I had seen images of Crystal Renn and Sophie Dahl growing up, but I didn't really know about the plus-size fashion industry or how lucrative it was or, like, that it was changing or that I was even invited.
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I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be.
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Now that we have a democracy and you can go back and the airport air is not laden with evil any more, you can actually breathe oxygen when you land in Johannesburg.
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In 2013, I started playing Fara Sherazi on 'Homeland.' I love playing her, not just because she's a strong woman, but because for the first time, a Muslim woman is being portrayed on television as a regular person, rather than a cliche or collection of stereotypes.
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Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge.
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I will make a general statement that we have not had anything like the policy of holding people in high office responsible for their acts that I think we should.
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Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation.
