Nicholas A. Basbanes Quotes
A strong and bitter book-sickness floods one's soul. How ignominious to be strapped to this ponderous mass of paper, print, and dead men's sentiments!
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
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I have had an amazing career for a man who hits things for a living.
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After World War I the resentment of the working class against all that it had to suffer was directed more against Morgan, Wall Street and private capital than the government.
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Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check.
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That thing, 'You must stay together for the kids', is out of fashion but is right. It's not arguing parents that children don't like, it is having one parent.
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When I was 11 I became a massive fan of The Monkees. We had a so-called 'band' of kids on my street and we'd go along to people's houses and mime to Monkees records.
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Rape is an outrage that cannot be tolerated in a civilized society. Yet feminism, which has waged a crusade for rape to be taken more seriously, has put young women in danger by hiding the truth about sex from them.
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To admit error and cut losses is rare among individuals, unknown among states.
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Woo ah, mercy mercy me.Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no.Where did all the blue skies go?
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Mr. Jefferson meant the white race.
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In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want-not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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Art is the activity that exalts and denies simultaneously. 'No artist tolerates reality,' says Nietzsche.
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Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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Clarke's Law of Revolutionary Ideas: Every revolutionary idea - in science, politics, art, or whatever - seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases:(1) 'It's completely impossible - don't waste my time';(2) 'It's possible, but it's not worth doing';(3) 'I said it was a good idea all along.'
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I give thanks everyday that I've been able to take my craziness and make it work for me.
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A strong and bitter book-sickness floods one's soul. How ignominious to be strapped to this ponderous mass of paper, print, and dead men's sentiments!
