Anne Sexton Quotes
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If you read quickly to get through a poem to what it means, you have missed the body of the poem.
M. H. Abrams
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There are many unidentified bands in the spectra of stars. Wide bands are produced by some complex molecules in the interstellar space.
Garik Israelian
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Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is.
Wally Amos
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Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilisations as well.
Kailash Satyarthi
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I have to say I wasn't a huge fan of 'Star Wars', and I'm still not, really, but you have to acknowledge that there's a huge fan base for it, and these people are really sweet. You can't stereotype a 'Star Wars' fan.
Ralph Brown
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I believe that when Crazy Horse was killed, something more than a man's life was snuffed out.
Ian Frazier
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For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about more money - it is transformative. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and your family.
Iain Duncan Smith
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Mildred Pierce was capable of great acts of love as a mother.
Kate Winslet
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I had always suspected that one could build an entire house from what went into the landfill, and, sure enough, it's true.
Dan Phillips
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When it comes to social issues, Republicans don't just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.
Gary Bauer
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Surely, God could have caused birds to fly with their bones made of solid gold, with their veins full of quicksilver, with their flesh heavier than lead, and with their wings exceedingly small. He did not, and that ought to show something. It is only in order to shield your ignorance that you put the Lord at every turn to the refuge of a miracle.
Galileo Galilei
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A sensible man should not demand of me, or hope that when we mention a subject, we shall make a complete exposition of it.
Maimonides
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In building the helping relationship, encouragement—via positive reinforcement—certainly seems appropriate. But if it is not sensitively handled, such encouragement can quickly become patronizing and insulting.
Edgar Schein
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In America, everyone's always hiding their age.
Marina Abramovic
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I know the hatred and envy of your hearts. Ye are not great enough not to know of hatred and envy. Then be great enough not to be ashamed of them!
Friedrich Nietzsche
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If you can play live and support yourself, it's one of the few ways you're going to actually get paid in this business these days.
Page McConnell
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So often, in my life, when you play a joke on another actor, you say, 'Hello? Steven Spielberg? It's for you.' What's it feel like? It's bizarre. He feels like he's a friend. He feels like he's some kid in the neighborhood who has a camera and makes films, now and then, and says, 'Would you come 'round and play?' It doesn't feel grand at all.
Mark Rylance
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Catch me. I'm your disease.
Anne Sexton
