Nathaniel Parker Willis Quotes
We may believe that we shall know each other's forms hereafter; and in the bright fields of the better land call the lost dead to us.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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I have got to the point in my life when a lot of people I know have died or are dying, so I realise that somewhere outside the pearly gates is a queue, shuffling nearer and nearer to the celestial box office.
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I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be.
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
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Follow the fellow who follows a dream.
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I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
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When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when I got braces, that messed up my ability to play, so all of a sudden I had all this free time.
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Give the peasants neither life nor death.
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New York is the place that made my and other artists' dreams come true by giving us a chance to realise our ideas and concepts. It was a great place for making a presentation of artistic creation.
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Hip-hop in the '90s began moving towards the Nation of Islam and the 5 Percenters, black nationalist movements; very much so, these movements embraced a form of Islam: Malcom X's form of Islam prior to his change.
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Let us learn from the lessons of September 11 and not wait for a major strike before we act. We must work together - Democrats and Republicans, Congress and the White House, government and the private sector - to make our country a safer and more prosperous place.
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A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't.
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I grew up watching a lot of French cinema.
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I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times.
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My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.
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Television is a visual medium. You have to create some kind of visual interest. And it's entertainment for your eyes.
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It doesn't look great if you cancel the reigning Best Comedy Program, you know, you're gonna take a hit from a... from sort of a public relations standpoint.
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I'm a very driven, ambitious, positive person. But I'm a spiritual person as well.
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I love old-fashioned manners, as long as it's not forced. I can tell when it's natural or when someone is just trying to impress me.
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I realize we're not promised tomorrow. Believe me, I realize that. But if God blesses me and lets me stay, I love my life so much, it is such a good life. I am eager to throw myself at His feet, but I don't want to get on the first busload that is going.
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We often grow up being told that we can do this or that, but if you don't see anybody that looks like you doing it, you don't believe you can do it. But I had great teachers, and I wanted to be a great teacher.
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We may believe that we shall know each other's forms hereafter; and in the bright fields of the better land call the lost dead to us.
