Eileen Myles Quotes
I didn't know how to write a novel, so I sort of let it happen in waves. The only way I could write it was to think like scenes in a movie.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
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Investing in gold is one of the wisest decisions that you can make as an investor.
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Human faces shouldn't get lost amid the statistics.
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My awkward stage extended well into high school.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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I would say that to put architecture in the chain of history, to be able to interpret and understand why we are where we are, is quite crucial.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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If you can turn your wants into your needs, you can do anything.
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Being a musician, it's my job to be real and be true to whoever I am. Hopefully that will inspire other people. I hope it inspires people to be themselves and be comfortable in your own skin.
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I don't want to get fat.
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Nobody wants to see a half-finished Vine.
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Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.
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I never participated in far-reaching political decisions, since I never belonged to the circle of the closest associates of Adolf Hitler, neither was I consulted by Adolf Hitler on general political questions, nor did I ever take part in conferences about such problems.
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Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.
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The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: 'If the door's shut, don't come a-knockin.' But if it's open and you're walkin' by, feel free to say, 'Hello.'
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I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since I'd read the book.
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Remember this: debt is a form of bondage. It is a financial termite.
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I'm a sci-fi fan, and I guess you have to let go of some of that at some point, and realize that as long as you're focused on telling a story that you care about, at the end of the day, that's what really matters, even to hard-core sci-fi fans.
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I didn't know how to write a novel, so I sort of let it happen in waves. The only way I could write it was to think like scenes in a movie.
