Carl Sandburg Quotes
Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky - or the answer is wrong and you have to start over and try again and see how it comes out this time.
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Obviously, as you get a little older, you are not going to be quite as quick or quite as strong, and so I might be regarded by some as the underdog... There is actually a statue of Big Ben and I in Perth, Ont., and I was on a Canadian stamp once, and normally you have to be dead to do either of those things, and, well, here I am, still going.
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I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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I'm a proud family man.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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All you have to do is come to Ohio and say, 'I think NAFTA is a lousy deal,' and everybody cheers.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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Waiting for me in Stockholm will be a personal assistant - Katrina from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - as well the secretary of the Swedish Academy. They'll help us with our things and take us to our hotel. From the moment I arrive, I'll always be together with the other two laureates.
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I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing this over and over again. It really works.
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Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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Once I can verify my account, I will have a Twitter.
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MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.
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Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.
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I'm surrounded by great friends and family. I don't know what I would do without them.
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A man is called a good fellow for doing things which, if done by a woman, would land her in a lunatic asylum.
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In Wales, it's eight different weathers in a day.
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When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time.
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Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky - or the answer is wrong and you have to start over and try again and see how it comes out this time.
