Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes
A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is; otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly.
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Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else.
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Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.
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The truth is that we were born to have it all. And part of our handicap as adults is that we no longer understand our potential.
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I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.
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The emotions of the game do not change.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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I still do the same things, but it's nice. If people recognize you, generally everyone's very respectful, very lovely, but I wonder what it's like for real celebrities.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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That is not enough. Sport has been great for me, a great learning place that if you want to achieve you can, even if you are from the poorest part of Africa.
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Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.
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I'm not a god - I do bad things.
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Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'
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I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances.
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I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.
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Whenever I have tried to write for other people, that's when my writing has failed, when nobody wanted to read it or buy it. But it's only when I've been able to write a story that makes me excited, only then have other people wanted to read it.
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Nobody gets to threaten the full faith and credit of the United States just to extract political concessions.
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We need to align the incentives so that colleges have an incentive to keep down their costs... to graduate students on time with degrees in areas where they're going to be able to get jobs and going to be able to pay back those loans.
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I'm glad I'm a strong person.
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To my mind, an adventure is something a person willingly undertakes.
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Privacy is a vast subject. Also, remember that privacy and convenience is always a trade-off. When you open a bank account and want to borrow some money, and you want to get a very cheap loan, you'll share all details of your assets because you want them to give you a low interest rate.
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A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is; otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.
