Nathaniel Parker Willis Quotes
The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.
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Who said that artists should sell their soul, expose everything about themselves?
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I'm not an American, but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years, my godfather being an American who I'm very close to.
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Where love is, there God is also.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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My most joy that I have is dancing.
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It was clear that the special interest groups in California really wanted the Chinese to be shut out of the country, because that was where the racial tension was the greatest.
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I know what you're saying, but I already told you all the truth and I, I don't what, I don't know what else to do. I just do the best I can and tell you the only thing I can, and that's what I already told you many times.
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I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have.
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My father was a sort of John Wayne Texan who'd worked as a cowboy when he was young. He'd participated in rattlesnake round-ups and swum with copperheads.
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When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me.
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Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?
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Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
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The Australian accent is sort of like going down a step in smartness, you could say, because you guys pronounce things as they're spelled. We add and abbreviate stuff.
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Pride the first peer and president of hell.
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I am outraged that the Gorillaz have infringed the copyright of my song 'Time Warp,' claiming their song 'Stylo' to be an original composition.
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I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.
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Without game, men prey on each other.
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The writers of books are companions in one's life and, as such, are often more interesting than other companions.
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My talent lies in the fact that I cannot touch a camera without expressing myself.
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Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.
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The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.
