Randall Jarrell Quotes
New Directions is a reviewer’s nightmare; it’s enough punishment to read it all, without writing about it too.
Quotes to Explore
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.
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I grew up playing golf, and if I were ever good enough to play professionally, I would get to travel the world while playing a sport I love.
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To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.
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You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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I can do whatever I want.
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Don't lie - when you are 105 years of age - on your deathbed, thinking, 'I should have done a few things!' I would like to think I tried as much as I could.
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Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour because my family has been in the business of glamour for three generations. My grandfather Shamshuddin Khan started his embroidery and fabric-making business in the 1930s.
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Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy.
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I love the science-fiction genre because there's always so many endless possibilities! It's a limitless genre and can be fun playing around with otherworldly ideas.
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No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.
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The substance of what it means to be a geek is essentially someone who's brave enough to love something against judgment. The heart of being a geek is a little bit of rejection.
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I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
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The creative part of your brain needs to be stimulated. Sometimes you get blocked in the thing you do, because there's so much pressure to do it.
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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
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The amygdala plays a crucial role in processing fear, and minus her two amygdalae, S.M. became unflappable. Studies of her are actually a hoot to read, since they basically consist of scientists concocting ever-more-elaborate ways of trying to scare her.
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It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.
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Don't compare yourself to anyone. Be happy to be the wonder unique, very special person that you are.
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Creative writing programmes are not very necessary. They just exist so that people like us can make a living.
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With writing music and writing songs and recording music and coming up with stuff, you need to kind of reengage that kind of inner child to come up with interesting perceptions.
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I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
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Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty.
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New Directions is a reviewer’s nightmare; it’s enough punishment to read it all, without writing about it too.
