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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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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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 train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget.
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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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I don't read 'Vanity Fair,' whose millionaire-fashionista-liberal shtick I find repellent.
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You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
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In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.
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Britain, as a relatively large economy which exports more to non-EU than to EU markets, would be better off trading freely with the single market than belonging to it.
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New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America.
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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.
