William Faulkner Quotes
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We all have stories for a reason, and if we keep them to ourselves, I don't feel they would help anybody.
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Language is me, in a way. Really, I feel it.
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I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.
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What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.
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I don't feel like sitting around doing nothing would benefit me.
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I need to work to feel well.
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I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It's like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
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There is nothing cooler than to have them singing your words back to you. The last show I did, I was kind of nervous about putting the mic out there, because you're not sure how it's going to go. But I did, and they sang the whole chorus. I thought, 'Holy crap! That is the coolest feeling.' It's the biggest rush ever.
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There's a plaque on our wall that says we've sold over 65 million albums, and I don't feel I've accomplished anything. I feel like I'm just getting started.
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The Lord has never spoken to me, but I feel Chick-fil-A has been His gift.
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I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.
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I feel like my life has always been the 'Hey Look at Me Show.' I'm not apologetic about that.
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Somehow I feel a little bit odd in Tiananmen Square because I was a soldier, in a uniform, watching those leaders and tanks, and I was part of them.
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I love clothes so much. I feel like whatever I wear is an insight for other people to get to see who I am, or for me to portray how I'm feeling.
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Sometimes I feel like music has made love to me.
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Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
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It's not up to the employer to decide or to figure out what religious problems you may have as an employee. In other words, if I'm inquiring about your religious peculiarities or whatever they may be, I'm invading your privacy about that.
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I'm sure that everything you do contributes to the sort of novel that you write. A lot of actors have an understanding of drama and a good ear for dialogue and also the rhythm of speech. Similarly, my 16 years in radio drama has influenced me. You only have 45 minutes, or 7,000 words, to tell a story, so every scene has to have a point.
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A friend in need is a friend to be avoided.
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The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.
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I had jobs from the age of 14, when I arrived in London as a refugee. Aged 17, I'd get up at 4 A.M. to work as a cleaner before school. It wasn't pleasant.
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I've got to feel the pencil and see the words at the end of the pencil.
