Chris Shays Quotes
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
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My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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For me, music was the only reason I went to school. I was kind of a street kid, in a lot of trouble committing crimes and stuff. Music gave me something to focus on.
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Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government, we managed to carry out other aspects of our policy and other ideals. Through the establishment of national parks, for instance.
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
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There's no religious test in our country, and there shouldn't be. We're an open, competitive society.
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All that a critic, as critic, can give poets is the deadly encouragement that never ceases to remind them of how heavy their inheritance is.
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To become a mother is to learn a whole language - to relearn it, perhaps, as it was the tongue to which we were born - and hence gain entrance to a forgotten world of comprehension.
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I started writing regularly for 'The Atlantic' roughly around the time that Barack Obama got inaugurated.
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The parts I've got to create are a little bit different to a lot of guys my age.
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I think film cannot only teleport you to places you don't know, but it can help you see people you thought were one way and in fact are another. They can allow us to examine ourselves.
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Everything that I have is natural – braid, nails – I practically never use cosmetics. They often ask me in the provinces about my braid.
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In comparison to other women in the world, perhaps I'm seen as smaller. But I've never had a problem thinking of myself as a large woman.
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Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.
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I just sing and write songs and wear what I want. It's quite a good job really. If I wanted to I suppose I could become more of a fashion icon, but singing is my thing.
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In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace.
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No. What I want you to do is do your job of coordination.
