William Faulkner Quotes
The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but he's of no use.
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Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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I was who I was in high school in accordance with the rules of conduct for a normal person, like obeying your mom and dad. Then I got out of high school and moved out of the house, and I just started, for lack of a better term, running free.
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I came into this league by myself, and I'll leave by myself.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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The truth is, I'm not body confident.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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Laurel Canyon is kind of grotesque. It's this nature-themed place, and everybody is kind of angry.
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The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.
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You step over the threshold of your parents' home, and you're instantly transported back to your childhood. It's like time travel. You revert at once to a place of arrested development.
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Living in England was wonderfully civil and easy-going.
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It must be so hard trying to figure yourself out in this industry. Justin Bieber has hit rock-bottom with everyone watching him; that is just so tough.
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When we wrapped 'Angel,' I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Wow, that was the best job I'm ever gonna have.'
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I'm not good at the protocols of dating. laughs I'm not really experienced in that. My girlfriend is my second or third girlfriend. I think in the past none of us really knew when we were 'dating'-we were just hanging out and doing things. I didn't go to high school so I missed the prom.
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'We choose our lovers for their flaws, you know,' Mel said. 'People would be bored shitless if they had to love only the good in someone they care about.'
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Make no mistake about it. I don't want a man in here to go back home thinking otherwise; we are going to win.
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No usar defectos. no significa no tenerlos.
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You have to look for story. That's obvious. If that's not on the page, you can forget it. But I also read whatever character I'm being offered. And if you can cut them out without it affecting the story, then I say no straight away.
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Seeing Donald Trump run for and then win the presidency only enhanced my commitment to helping people free themselves from ridiculous body standards and disordered eating so they can use their gifts for more fulfilling things, like being of service and enjoying this beautiful world.
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Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut.
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As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit
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The writer in America isn't part of the culture of this country. He's like a fine dog. People like him around, but he's of no use.
