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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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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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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We now to peace and darknessAnd earth and thee restoreThy creature that thou madestAnd wilt cast forth no more.
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Windin' your way down on Baker Street,Light in your head and dead on your feet.Well another crazy day,You'll drink the night awayAnd forget about everything.This city desert makes you feel so cold.It's got so many people, but it's got no soul.And it's taking you so longTo find out you were wrong,When you thought it had everything.
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Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil.
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I cannot believe I became some kind of hero. I'm just a common Korean woman.
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Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.
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I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of this desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring woods:-in all these I am practicing Zen, I am living Zen. No worldly discussion is necessary, or any explanation.
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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.
