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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I think the media has been in denial just like the party regulars have been in denial. They just don't understand that the government that we have today is not what the people want as a government.
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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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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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You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.
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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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I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.
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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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Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.
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Most people in America want an easy read. I call it McFiction - books which pass right through you without you even digesting them. I don't mean a book that has two-syllable words. I mean chapters you can read in a toilet break. Happy endings. We are more of a TV culture.
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It's amazing how much misinformation there is about pregnancy and how many myths are still ingrained into our culture.
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Fashion is a mirror, reflecting the culture.
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I took a dozen of our top managers to Argentina, to the windswept mountains of the real Patagonia, for a walkabout. In the course of roaming around those wild lands, we asked ourselves why we were in business and what kind of business we wanted Patagonia to be. A billion-dollar company? Okay, but not if it meant we had to make products we couldn't be proud of. And we discussed what we could do to help stem the environmental harm we caused as a company. We talked about the values we had in common, and the shared culture that had brought everyone to Patagonia, Inc., and not another company.
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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.
