Elaine Equi Quotes
It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive, hypercritical atmosphere. There are always a few students who want me to be tough or harsh, but it's really not my style.
Quotes to Explore
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God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.
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Nothing can really prepare you for you the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother. It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love, and worry, all mixed together.
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If you can write it, I can be it.
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Imagination is a very potent thing, and in the uneducated often usurps the place of genuine experience.
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I've always had a fantasy to write a cookbook, because everyone wants to know what a model eats.
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I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with authority, which meant learning the language and knowing what that experience is like.
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I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty much among people that had held previous experience in that particular satellite. So, I was in that, in a good position then.
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I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.
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I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.
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In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.
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When I do stand-up for a long time, I'll get burned out, then I'll get an acting gig. For me, the grass is always greener. I'd like to do a mixture of all of it. My goal is just to do small movies that I've written. That's what I'm trying to do now, just write smaller movies.
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I get to delve into some of the most creative experience I've had as an actor on 'Mr. Robot.' I think there's a wide opportunity for actors to do that now more so than ever on television.
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My uniform experience has convinced me that there is no other God than Truth.
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For anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful. Hence one must choose a master, God being out of style.
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They look for the top note to end every song. They don't know what they are singing about. There is no style.
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I really love to write about food, crafts, and fashion, so those details will always be a part of my books. I think they inject stories with color and flavor, providing a tactile experience.
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I appreciate what others have done in the past especially for my genre, and my style of singing. And they sure put a footprint - you know, they got the foot in the door, but I'm going to put my foot straight through the door.
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As leaders, our job is to engage people so that they will want to participate in this grand experience in self governance.
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My hair has always been a definitive part of my personal style, so I love being part of a campaign that celebrates hair as a form of expression.
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Lebanese mezze, Cantonese dim sum and Basque pinchos have all evolved over years and are designed to make sense together.
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The strongest, richest, greatest nation in the world shouldn't leave anyone behind.
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I've got a waistline to develop.
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Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
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It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive, hypercritical atmosphere. There are always a few students who want me to be tough or harsh, but it's really not my style.
