William Faulkner Quotes
What's wrong with this world is, it's not finished yet. It is not completed to that point where man can put his final signature to the job and say, "It is finished. We made it, and it works.
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The fight against terror cannot stop as long as terrorism itself is not stopped, but the path of war must change: it must lead directly to terrorists and not be waged on the backs of three million Palestinians.
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When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
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It was always my desire to strike new ground and help to lend weight where it was most required.
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I don't understand why women journalists always ask women about motherhood? It's far more important and interesting for women to talk about their work, their thoughts, their creativity and their individual identity.
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All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.
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A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
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After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my view of the world did not match. I had to start writing from my heart.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I'd have 10 girls at the studio, and they would make me not rap.
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I grew up in New York.
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I love the immediacy of those old analog machines; it's really inspiring. You just set them up to play, and they go, playing the same thing until you switch the pattern.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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I didn't send back any of the royalty checks.
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My children are grown now, they are more independent.
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Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.
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I feel like I'm a New Yorker because I really know the city. I actually tell the drivers where to go - I have this bad habit, I always question the drivers. I do that all the time because I feel like I know the best way, when really it's like, 'Yo, man, shut up. This dude does this every day of his life.'
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The voice has to be very clear at all times in order to convey the emotion.
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I don't leave London, really, and I don't do theatre, because I want to put the kids to bed.
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Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.
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I don't see how they can with most of my pieces, but I think it's unfortunate that they can through familiarity with flashy performances of a great deal of other music.
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Approaching people for work has not worked for me. People who came to me with work has worked.
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So where a lot of people will spend three weeks on one song, I will write 10 in three weeks. Maybe the song that they sculpt is going to be as successful as just one of the 10 that I wrote.
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Do not enter into an agreement you cannot afford. Take precautions to avoid institutional loans with double-digit interest rates.
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What's wrong with this world is, it's not finished yet. It is not completed to that point where man can put his final signature to the job and say, "It is finished. We made it, and it works.
