William Faulkner Quotes
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The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier.
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Developing a relationship with someone you admire, who can encourage you to reach your full potential, is something that everyone can benefit from.
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I run a fast pace on my sets, man. I like the energy of the scene to be the energy on the set. I think it affects the actors, and I think it affects the crew. There's that sensation like you're really shooting it for real, like in a documentary.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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I don't think successful musicians were really put on this planet in order to have a great time, pat themselves on the back and say, 'Oh, what a clever boy I am!' I think that, like most artists, we were put on the planet to suffer just a little. And we do.
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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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All you need is a bad angle and suddenly you're 30 pounds overweight.
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An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
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I think 'Dark Blue' came to me while I was doing a project in London. I read it, and the character immediately popped out at me.
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I have no interest in becoming a tax exile and living somewhere I don't want to - I just want to be at home with my family.
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You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.
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I've had so many injuries.
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I want to challenge the best, and I'm ready.
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We need to work tirelessly to help create new jobs and good jobs here in Florida.
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The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic.
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Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.
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In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them.
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If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.
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I bought an espresso maker and coffee maker and make them myself every day.
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The secret of the Christian's passion is simple: Everything we do in life we do it as to the Lord and not to men.
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Looking inward and understanding where you made mistakes in the past helps you set up for change.
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Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory.
