Charles G. D. Roberts Quotes
O wild, dark flower of woman, Deep rose of my desire, An Eastern wizard made you Of earth and stars and fire.

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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.
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I don't sit and write stand-up material; I come up with an idea onstage.
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I think the family is the place where the most ridiculous and least respectable things in the world go on.
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The worst excesses of the dot-com era are gone.
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From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.
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Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.
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Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
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Bathrooms are, on a square foot basis, the most expensive room in the house to renovate. If you want to test your heart's fitness, try shopping for simple bathroom faucets. Add in the cost of the required valves, mixers and trims, and you may need reviving when you see the tally!
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I used to work at a punk venue in Pennsylvania because I wanted to be near music.
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People don't like contemporary art, but all art starts life as contemporary - I can't really see a difference.
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It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.
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I've had little success in intellectual circles. I'm not talked about in the 'New York Review of Books,' and I was never part of the Stravinsky 'inner circle.'
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In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
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'Life Is Good' represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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Life is a journey which is far more enjoyable when your holding hands with the ones you love
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The whole world is determined by trade - which is really the blood of the world. The driving force is everyone's desire to have a better life. How? By consuming. For countries, the 'Holy Grail' is economic growth.
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But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do.
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Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.
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In Beverly Hills, the higher you climb, the farther you fall.
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My business is the enforcement of the tax laws and the integrity of the tax code and making sure that trustees of charitable giving are true trustees.
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O wild, dark flower of woman, Deep rose of my desire, An Eastern wizard made you Of earth and stars and fire.