Gail Godwin Quotes
The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.
Gail Godwin
Quotes to Explore
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I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out.
Jackson Browne
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
Ramez Naam
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There is sometimes a tendency to assume that everyone in this great country has adequate housing. But when you go to certain places, certain neighborhoods, both urban and rural, you find out that's not the case, and I think we have to do much more.
Jack Reed
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The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas.
Barry Marshall
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
H. R. McMaster
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One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
Oliver North
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
Odette Annable
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I have a great support network - my family, my model agency Storm, and people I work with in the fashion industry. And, of course, there are all my followers on Twitter who stop me from feeling lonely; I love them all. They keep me grounded.
Cara Delevingne
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Male critics and men in the publishing industry want from their women writers what they want from their wives. I'm interested in presenting characters that are more challenging, threatening, complicated and unpredictable.
Kate Braverman
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
Magnus Scheving
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It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
Madeleine Albright
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I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
Nalo Hopkinson
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I envy those who can wear red lipstick or any bold lip colour, really. My top lip just doesn't seem to take colour - there's nothing I can do to change that, so I usually just use a nude on the bottom lip.
Laura Mvula
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
Kami Garcia
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When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be.
Maeve Binchy
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Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day.
Carl Hagelin
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Here in Indiana and in many states throughout the union, we rely on coal to power our homes and provide good-paying middle class jobs - like the one my family relied on when I was a kid. The coal mine helped put food on our table and helped me pursue an education and realize the American Dream.
Larry Bucshon
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I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experience that inspires every American to rededicate themselves to the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.
Yvette Clarke
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Music is art, art is life, and we are who we are, and all of these aforementioned women, unless they should choose not to, will be performing well into the next many decades because they are great artists.
Lara St. John
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
Warren Ellis
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
Dag Hammarskjold
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By, say, 2025-2030, I expect that there will be multiple jurisdictions that allow the tokenization of virtually any scarce resource, all the way down to personal tokens.
Balaji S. Srinivasan
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Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops.
Taron Egerton
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The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.
Gail Godwin
