Elaine Equi Quotes
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The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives.
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I don't feel the need to prove myself by writing the next generational novel.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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When you're younger, you worry about so many things that you don't need to worry about, like image, appearance.
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My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.
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I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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I listen to all kinds of music, but I've always been a really big fan of Top 40 radio. If I'm in my car, that's what I listen to.
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My message tonight is a simple one - the journey is getting exciting and this great state is on the move.
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Hiding is not an option and you're going to step out and you're going to make mistakes. I'm going to look stupid. I'm going to say things I want to retract. I'm going to sing notes I wish I could have back, there's just no getting around the stumble, but if you stumble enough times you're going to fall off the edge and have no choice but to freakin' fly.
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I have a wonderful joy in a wonderful way and my wonderful joy has come to stay.
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God never got around to creating a substitute for experience.
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What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant and disciplined army...our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms...
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Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
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A change of values - that means, a change of the creators of values. He who has to be a creator always has to destroy.
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A man is arrogant in proportion to his ignorance. Man's natural tendency is to egotism. Man, in his infancy of knowledge, thinks that all creation was formed for him.
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As a visual storyteller, a lot is learning what to include so you're not being redundant between images and text.
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The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is called a small town: It's because not many people want to live there.
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Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.
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When I shut off the verbal, I like to escape into the visual.
