William Faulkner Quotes

War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war is to end the war.

William Faulkner

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• I'm a character actor.

  

  Aaron Paul
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• I am born and raised in the Bronx. Where I grew up, it is a really working-class neighborhood and it does give you a really good work ethic.

  

  Cara Buono
  • Up
  • Good
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• Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.

  

  Jack Schwartz
  • Truth
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• I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me.

  

  Naima Adedapo
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• Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

  

  Gail Simmons
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  • Sweet
  • Cooking

• It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.

  

  LaToya Jackson
  • People
  • World
  • Love

• Architecture begins where engineering ends.

  

  Walter Gropius
  • Architecture
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• Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.

  

  Earl Nightingale
  • Picture
  • Eye
  • Goal

• I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.

  

  Rachel Zoe
  • People
  • Think
  • Style

• As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.

  

  Samantha Fox
  • Life
  • World
  • Done

• It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.

  

  Madeleine M. Kunin
  • Time
  • Recognize
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• The best thing you can do for your body is sleep. It's simple. Cater to your body as much as to your mind. Your body, after all, houses your mind. You have to pay attention to your physicality as much as your mentality.

  

  Kajol
  • Mind
  • Attention
  • Simple

• So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.

  

  Kate Upton
  • Life
  • Girl
  • Acting

• Almost everyone's instinct is to be overconfident and read way too much into a hot or cold streak.

  

  Nate Silver
  • Cold
  • Everyone
  • Too Much

• A nation must be embraced, rehabilitated and expressed as a tangible sign of human creativity and as an integral element of mankind's heritage.

  

  Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  • Human
  • Creativity
  • Heritage

• My parents always say I have really good legs. I've worked really hard for them. They always insist that I show my legs.

  

  Samaire Armstrong
  • Good
  • Parents
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• I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.

  

  Park Chan-wook
  • Love
  • Limit
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• I've always written poetry and lyrics. My first husband, who was a musician, we wrote a bunch of songs together.

  

  P. J. Soles
  • Together
  • Poetry
  • Husband

• I want my voice to have purpose.

  

  Jeb Bush
  • Purpose

• No society can possibly be built upon a denial of individual freedom.It is contrary to the very nature of man. Just as a man will not grow horns or a tail, so will he not exist as man if he has no mind of his own. In reality even those who do not believe in the liberty of the individual believe in their own.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Believe
  • Mind
  • Nature

• I follow the teachings of Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, United States Marine Corps. He won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and he wrote the highly controversial antiwar book 'War is a Racket.'

  

  Jesse Ventura
  • Book
  • War
  • Honor

• I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.

  

  William Westmoreland
  • Believe
  • Men
  • War

• But if any other course, in any one's opinion, be better than this, let him, even though he be a private soldier, boldly give us his sentiments; for the safety, which we all seek, is a general concern.

  

  Xenophon
  • Opinion
  • Safety
  • Soldier

• War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war is to end the war.

  

  William Faulkner
  • War
  • Purpose
  • Crisis