T. S. Eliot Quotes
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness.
Quotes to Explore
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I really tend to write in retrospect.
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I like to have interesting things to write about. And when one says something is 'interesting,' one almost always means 'bad.'
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I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.
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I don't write the books. God writes the books and delivers the speeches.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin since turning 40.
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Consider well this fact: As long as the German people does not arise and use force directed by its own will, the assassination of the people will continue.
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I want to be my own person.
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Silence is my dignity.
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I really don't have anything urgent to say, and I think you shouldn't write unless you have something urgent to say. Sometimes that troubles me, and sometimes I don't really care.
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I really have no preference between TV and film. I think that each individual project is its own thing and has a very different style.
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Peace is its own reward.
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I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane.
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'The One-Eyed Man' is a novel that was one I never intended to write.
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I didn't necessarily have a total idea when I was writing the movie of where everything was going. I just wanted to have really realistic dialogue and write like people I knew talked. I tried to keep it very real.
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I've only used my own voice about four times on film.
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Yes, it's hard to write. But it's harder not to.
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Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better.
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It's not the job of the U.S. military to do nation-building or produce democratic utopias.
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What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.
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My position has always been that the way people age and the signs that we show of aging is nature's way of tattooing. It's natural scarification, and the life you lead gives you the symbols and the emblems of your life, the road map you followed.
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I think a woman's body is so much more sensual than a man's. I'm not saying strip off all your clothes, but there are certain photos I like people taking of me, where I'm comfortable. As long as it's tasteful, why not?
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And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness.
