Raymond Carver Quotes
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As a mom, you do what you have to do without even thinking about it.
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For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.
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If the lyrics are something new, then maybe I want to give it a more traditional form, or the other way around, but not have all one or the other.
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It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
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I love Chicago. I lived there briefly for three months and kept a boat under one of those space-age buildings. It was very Jetsons.
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Sarcasm is like cheap wine - it leaves a terrible aftertaste.
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I'm very curious to know what it's like, death - I always say to my wife, 'I wonder if we'll have the 'New York Times' when we're dead.'
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Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.
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We as the governments, workers, employers and civil society must declare a war on child labour. This war cannot be won without strong, committed, coherent, and well-resourced worldwide movement. Equally needed is a genuine and active coordination between intergovernmental agencies at the highest level.
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I'm not a shouter, and I'm not a bully.
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I never fall in love.
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Phrase books seem to be a universal and eternal source of hilarity and I think I know why. Their authors go mad in the course of compiling them.
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The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.
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We invite people in the West End to come find out how you can be a part and find out how you can make the neighborhood the best place to live.
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When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.
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The fiercest of beasts is the human. He kills even when he's not hungry.
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I think music talks to you on an emotional level, regardless of where you're from. I guess I related to the tempo of rap, the aggressiveness.
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After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together.
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Nothing is more enjoyable for me than when I'm watching a movie or a TV show and there's that sense that anything can happen. It is the most fun feeling in the world.
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I've been a fan of BET since I was a kid, growing up watching the awards, thinking that one day I would be there.
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He wondered if she wondered if he were watching her.
