E. M. Forster Quotes
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
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Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don't worry about my destiny.
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I'm not on fire for the Lord, so I tried to make myself generate this fire for the Lord.
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I try to get going early, on the assumption that the way you begin your day is the way you continue. But certain books only want to be written at night, so there's no hard rule where work is concerned.
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And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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It's really exciting to be able to represent the cruiserweights and go to Monday Night Raw. I grew up watching Monday Night Raw, and it's really a big dream of mine to perform on that stage.
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I try and get about eight hours of sleep every single night. And I like to think that I drink more water than anyone, ever.
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My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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There's no story that breaks, including a five-alarm fire in Brooklyn, that I don't wish I were covering.
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You learn so much about yourself as an artist. I never would have thought that I could sing every night, you know? Travel and perform every single night, and travel to another city the next day and do it all over again? You learn a lot of new things about yourself, and you make a lot of connections with people.
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And TV is not the easiest place to be dangerous or on the edge. Especially on a Saturday night.
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In L.A., it's easy to get wrapped up in this young Hollywood mess. You feel like you have to go out every night. You have to realize that you're here to work. I didn't move out here to party all the time.
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Would this country be better off if no one drank? Yes, it would be, but we tried that; it doesn't work. I don't want to tell anybody that they can't have as many drinks as they want every single night of the week as long as they don't get behind the wheel of a car.
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I don't dream at night; life has given me the stuff I need to be able to dream during the day. I'm very lucky.
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Friday night is our date night. We really carve out time for each other.
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We treated all of the dead with dignity.
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Sometimes at night, when I leave and ride by the front of the White House and the lights are on, it is so beautiful, I have some sense of, 'Hey, that's where I work, and Jimmy is President now.' But day in and day out, it's a job.
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It was in the Seventies but I still recall what was a good night for my club. Of course, the stadium has changed now but I have heard that the atmosphere is still the same.
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If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!
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I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend to be ignored.
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With Jane Birkin, we had a scene from a film called Jane B. by Agnès V. - a portrait I made in '87. We had a casino scene, surrealistic, in which we had some naked people gambling. Jane Birkin was the card dealer and I was the player. I had beautiful jewelery around me, and when I lost I would take the jewelery and say, Service - being very generous, because it was very expensive jewelery. I would say, Tip.
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Five to six thousand people die every year waiting for organs, but nobody cares.
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I have always been a firm believer in working hard for what is right and for making your own breaks if you want things to change.
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At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
