Allen Tate Quotes
William Blake cursed the flesh for a clod, Yet of some of his sayings we Moderns have heard tell: 'The nakedness of woman is the work of God', Or that title--The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
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I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two.
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After marriage, most women keep aside their aspirations and dreams as their priorities change.
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If God wants to take my left arm, that's OK, as long as I can walk and play with my kids. I'm a lot improved. I was worse than this after the accident.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
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Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.
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I've never been someone that was sort of blessed with an innate talent of just being able to do things. I had to work at it and learn from mistakes.
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Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.
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Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.
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As we take our places in the General Assembly and at the Council meetings, let us begin all our work in the name of God, for the solution of all our problems is a spiritual one.
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I have reaffirmed my political will to work towards national unity.
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We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.
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The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful to one another.
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It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can only afford to have one or two children because we don't earn enough'. They pay their taxes and they want to know that the same kind of decision-making is taking place for those on benefits.
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I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that they have relatively short attention spans. So I shoot for the window of opportunity.
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God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.
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God's truth is helped by no man's ignorance.
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I feel like at 50 I've decided to become a rock star, which is, you know, typical of me. I always seem to work backwards.
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I would rather have someone read my diary than look at my iPod playlists.
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Foreign policy will require a strategic agility that, whenever possible, gets ahead of problems, strengthens U.S. security and alliances, and promotes American interests and credibility.
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Interstate highways dull the reality of place and distance almost as effectively as jetliners do: I loathe their scary monotony.
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William Blake cursed the flesh for a clod, Yet of some of his sayings we Moderns have heard tell: 'The nakedness of woman is the work of God', Or that title--The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
