William Faulkner Quotes
There is that might-have-been which is the single rock we cling to above the maelstrom of unbearable reality.
Quotes to Explore
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.
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There's a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That's not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate.
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Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.
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I think there's plenty of evidence that we need to stop spewing so much carbon into the air, that we're contributing to climate change and that we ought to look for alternatives.
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I want to see Brian Williams with no irony wearing a mustache.
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I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.
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As a parent, it's my responsibility to equip my child to do this - to grieve when grief is necessary and to realize that life is still profoundly beautiful and worth living despite the fact that we inevitably lose one another and that life ends, and we don't know what happens after death.
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I think I surprise some people because a lot of the time, I roll out of bed and go to school, and it's like I don't wear anything that interesting sometimes.
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My parents were perfectly open-minded about everything. They never tried to convince us of what was true or what wasn't true in their minds. We were just presented with the information that was around and pretty much allowed - though, I mean, we knew how they felt. We knew they didn't go to church. So obviously that had an effect.
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Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.
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My dad dated a lot of supermodels.
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Girls run the world.
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To be honest, I've been a passionate advocate for the value of tech to help us connect to people in real and emotional ways - and stick up for myself when people say, 'Sklar! Stop tweeting!'
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Most wars are not won in a single battle, what I’m looking forward to is changing the course this country is on. I don’t know if that happens in this election cycle or not.
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When I went into a start-up in tech, I knew I could always go back to a law firm.
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The Clean Air Act of 1970 was designed to control air pollution on a national level by authorizing the development of comprehensive regulations to limit emissions.
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If they can look past the fact that I happen to wear mascara on stage - which, by the way, is a ridiculous thing that people have a stigma about - then we promise a good rock show.
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The road is a fun place, and it's a great place to get out there and explore the country. But as far as the road life with the 'rock n' roll temptations,' there's not much of that with me.
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There is that might-have-been which is the single rock we cling to above the maelstrom of unbearable reality.
