T. S. Eliot Quotes
Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it towards some overwhelming question
Quotes to Explore
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.
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I think I'm a lot funnier and goofier than people were able to see on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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Books about spies and traitors - and the congressional hearings that follow the exposure of traitors - generally assume that false-negative errors are much worse than false-positive errors.
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My goal in life was to pursue the good life.
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I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror of who we are as human beings and as a culture, and offers a glimpse of where we're headed.
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I don't understand why women journalists always ask women about motherhood? It's far more important and interesting for women to talk about their work, their thoughts, their creativity and their individual identity.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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Opening doors for us, helping us with our jackets and chairs - we love all that.
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I lost my job in the most public way possible, and the press had a field day with it all over the world. And guess what? I'm still here.
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I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
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Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's a lie, too, in its way. The reality is that, for most wars to begin, the truth has to have been sacrificed a long time in advance.
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I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.
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One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.
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When I planned to ski Everest, the first thing I faced was, 'How can I return alive?' All the preparation and training was based on this question. But the more I prepared, I knew the chance of survival was very slim. Nobody in the world had done this before, so I told myself that I must face death. Otherwise, I am not eligible.
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I always grew up with, 'Question authority.'
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Either in or out of time, the decision of a personal agency to commit an action happens antecedent to the action itself. Even if the deciding and the acting happened simultaneously, it would still not be true that the acting was antecedent to the deciding. Imagine God saying, "Oh, look! I just created a universe. Now I'd better decide to do it.
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At least the politicians are accountable to the voters.
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Would it have been worth while, To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it towards some overwhelming question
