Eliza Griswold Quotes
I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.
Quotes to Explore
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Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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I'm not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically.
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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
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Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.
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When we train a horse to do a certain job, we're training the horse to be like a soldier, and yes, he still has a spirit, and he still has his ideas, but he is a disciplined soldier, and in the end, he will follow the rider's instruction to do what needs to be done.
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I'm a rock and roll singer.
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I'm cut from a different cloth. I would never moon someone. I was raised in a good family.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative, and you don't necessarily go to Harvard to do that. It's not the best choice for creative writing.
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I don't have bad taste; I have no taste. I wear a lot of the things I wore in high school, but not the cowl-neck sweaters. I was never tall, and I am the same size, so I still wear a lot of those clothes.
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The reaction to 'Aftermath' has been far worse than to 'A Life's Work,' yet I find I'm perhaps a little less touched by it. In both cases, I've coped artistically by believing the criticisms weren't right. They upset me, but they didn't challenge my understanding of how to write, nor of how morality functions in literature.
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On this planet, there is no perfection. If you chose to end relationships because of one mistake, you're going to be alone.
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Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.
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All Americans have benefited from the dedicated service of Representative Henry Waxman. In every battle and in every moment that mattered most, Rep. Waxman stood up for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the wild places we cherish.
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Life's too short when you find yourself sitting in a car for four hours every day trying to get from East L.A. to West L.A. to Hollywood and then back to East L.A.
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Music has always been around with me.
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Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody, I have some money 'cause I just got paid. How I wish I had someone to talk to, I'm in an awful way.
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Et maiores vestros et posteros cogitate.
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When they show the destruction of society on color TV, I want to be able to look out over Los Angeles and make sure they get it right.
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The aircraft that blew up the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington conveyed several messages to the world, of which one of the least remarked is this: the Muslims of the world are suffering.
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I don't listen to the news or read newspapers. I don't know what's going on in this world, or why I should vote for George McGovern or Richard Nixon. I don't have enough time.
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I think coming off of "Blame", I've been talking a lot about directing. It's something that I really love and connect with. I truly consider it what I was born to do. That kind of loops in with filmmaking on the whole, because when you create something, you're also wearing a lot more hats than just director. At the same time, I also think acting is something that's very powerful in my life.
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The last possible deed is that which defines perception itself, an invisible golden chord that connects us: illegal dancing in the courthouse corridors.
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I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.
