Anthony Swofford Quotes
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Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans are not British in sensibility.
Wallace Stevens -
My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.
Zach Anner -
In the future I think the labels on most pop music are going to go. Everyone keeps jumping into everyone else's space.
Valerie Simpson -
Aluminum is the most common metal in the earth's crust, almost twice as abundant as iron. And one common class of aluminum minerals, collectively called alum, has been in use since at least Greek and Roman times.
Sam Kean -
There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
Barton Gellman -
As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
Karen Elson
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I always say spend more on classics, like a good pair of leather trousers, an amazing tailored jacket, or a classic handbag. Then you can just mix your everyday tops from the high street.
Abbey Clancy -
There was a girl who messaged me and said she was on the verge of taking her life, then 'Battles' came on just in the nick of time.
La'Porsha Renae -
I was a foggy, erratic teenager: a fifth child, the last in the queue for conversation or attention.
Eavan Boland -
Dior Couture is like art - they are the art pieces of a fashion house. Each piece is unique and made by hand.
Patrick Demarchelier -
On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.
Zebulon Pike -
The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
Ed Markey
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I don't drink coffee.
Waris Ahluwalia -
For a long time, I lived in West Hollywood and watched young gay men strolling through life having no idea what came before. They didn't know about the riots at Stonewall, the vice squad, the raids.
Taylor Negron -
The U.N. did not create Israel. The Jewish state came into being because the tiny Jewish community in what was mandatory Palestine rebelled against foreign imperialist rule. We did not conquer a foreign land.
Yitzhak Shamir -
I'm a country boy. I grew up kicking around the woods, riding dirt bikes, playing football, climbing rocks and all that good stuff, so that's always been fun.
Taylor Kinney -
I think men look best when they're dressed in something that makes them feel comfortable.
Lara Stone -
If I didn't have the wrestling name that I have, I wouldn't have gotten the financial contract that I got with Strikeforce or the long-term contract or the television contract. That's all because of wrestling.
Daniel Cormier
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Young love is wild and outrageous, laughing at moderation and blinding us to common sense.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -
I like the Whisky old an the women young
Errol Flynn -
While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets to eat tomorrow. This is a time when we must look outward together and declare that humanity has no borders - no one deserves to suffer like this, especially in a world of such abundance.
Forest Whitaker -
When theater becomes a soothing middle-class thing, when it's packaged as the Night Out, then that's the death of it.
Ralph Fiennes -
Rebellion is always going to fascinate, as it's always packaged in a very safe way.
Irvine Welsh -
It occured to me that we will never be young again.
Anthony Swofford