William Faulkner Quotes
A writer strives to express a universal truth in the way that rings the most bells in the shortest amount of time.
Quotes to Explore
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We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.
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I want to direct what I feel is interesting - not what is supposed to be my zone.
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There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.
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Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
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Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.
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I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.
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There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to try and do the conventionally attractive thing. But part of it is that I don't have the energy to put on, like, makeup. If people want to do that, that's fine. But I've learned that it's not for me.
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The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic.
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E-governance is easy governance, effective governance, and also economic governance. E-governance paves the way for good governance.
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Lawyers and other professionals are using Quora to build their reputation and build their bonafides.
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Modi government has not flouted any rule or regulation to help anyone.
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I'm a big Hall and Oates fan.
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I have found, writing a blog, that being non-opaque is necessary. You pretty much have to say what you know in much more firm terms or risk that the legions who always know more than you do will tell the story better.
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We've got some very good things to do without screwing around with sleeves.
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My dad is a chemical engineer, and my mom was a teacher. They were pretty serious about education, but I always thought about things a little bit differently.
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We all wish we could be in more than one place at the same time. People with families feel guilty all the time-if we spend too much time with our family, we feel we're not working hard enough.
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Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.
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Every time I am stuck in traffic, stub my toe, get a middle seat on the flight, I just remember how all of this is just a blip in the radar of my life.
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I'd been on a road trip right out of college, with a buddy of mine. It was uneventful. We didn't get laid. Although one time it was about 800 degrees and we were in Texas. We had shorts on and nothing else and somehow a motorcycle cop pulls up beside me and says, 'Come on, get on it, get on, go, go, go!' So I speeded up and it turns out we're in a huge state funeral. There are about 40 black Cadillacs in a row and then a green van called Mr Greenjeans, with two guys with no clothes in it.
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I don't think about better. You just want it to work. You want it to work and you have your guide with the script. You want it to exist and complete.
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If he's not dead, it doesn't count.
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A writer strives to express a universal truth in the way that rings the most bells in the shortest amount of time.
