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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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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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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Advancement only comes with habitually doing more than you are asked.
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The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in this way dominate them.
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I know that sometimes it happens that a novelist is embarrassed about their early works. For me, it's the opposite: I believe 'Durable Goods' is the best thing I've written.
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Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature. Everything is organic and living, and therefore the whole world appears to be a living organism.
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Success isn't owned - it's leased. And rent is due every day. Every single day, someone's coming for your job. Someone's coming for your greatness. If you're the greatest, someone wants to be the greatest, and so if you're not constantly improving your game, somebody else is.
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Life seemed so simple and joyous when I was growing up.
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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.
