Karen Carpenter Quotes
Make it simple to last your whole life long. Don't worry that it's not enough for anyone else to hear. Just sing, sing a song...
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Obviously it makes a difference if an author has a public online profile of some sort, even just down to the level of having a moderately popular blog. Most books sell 5, 10, or 15 thousand copies. Most are midlist books. With those people, even a modest online presence can make a difference in sales.
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Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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There were centuries when civilization had no theater.
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I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.
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You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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Imperialist enterprise draws political consequences.
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Just as it had taken centuries to determine the true nature of the universe, so also the search for the beginning of human life proceeded well into the 20th century.
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A lot of actors, whatever movie you're working on, you make up a back story just for your own, to work off, even if the audience doesn't have it revealed to them. I think it's important that the audience makes up their own mind.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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I'm slammed with an identity that can no longer say a word; mute with responsibility.
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I'm a big Hall and Oates fan.
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It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.
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The more you worry, the more you throw off the delicate balance of hormones required for health.
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I remember getting advice like, "Oh, do what interests you. Don't worry about tomorrow, live for today," kind of thing. And to a degree, you've got to do that, you've got to follow your passions. You've got to follow your dreams, but you also have to have a plan. You can't just say I'm going to do what interests me today and I'm not going to worry about tomorrow, that doesn't work. And anyone who's tried that I think quickly finds that out. Think about what turns you on, what do you dream about? But along with that, make a plan and work hard to make it happen.
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The mind is never satisfied with the objects immediately before it, but is always breaking away from the present moment, and losing itself in schemes of future felicity... The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.
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There remain times when one can only endure. One lives on, one doesn't die, and the only thing that one can do, is to fill one's mind and time as far as possible with the concerns of other people. It doesn't bring immediate peace, but it brings the dawn nearer.
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The world cannot live at the level of its great men.
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Make it simple to last your whole life long. Don't worry that it's not enough for anyone else to hear. Just sing, sing a song...
