Eileen Myles Quotes
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I am not content to entrust our free-speech rights to the good graces and whims of Congress and hope that politicians don't abuse their power.
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My real passions are horses and playing polo. I care a lot about that and staying fit and in shape.
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I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.
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Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. It's time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the mobilisation of the U.S. military's might, three printing firms, and hundreds of trucks.
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I conceived the original 'Deus Ex' and was the project director on the game.
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I hear all the time that boys don't like stories about girls. Which never made much sense to me. Wasn't 'Terminator' about a girl? And 'Alien'? Hell, I grew up on 'The Wizard of Oz.' People enjoy stories about anything if they're good stories.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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The awkward thing for me is when the realization happens that I actually might like this girl. Then I become awkward.
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We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
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Your heart can only take you so far - sometimes the physical body tells you otherwise.
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If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror and make peace with Israel.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow.
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My songwriting process, and maybe loads of other people's, is just this sort of smashing together of emotions and stuff to make some music. It's kind of simple and really complex at the same time and, as you can see, incredibly hard to explain.
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I don't know, it's odd that girls ask if they can hug me. Don't ask, do it. I'm just a regular guy.
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Every high C accurately struck demolishes the theory that we are the irresponsible puppets of fate or chance.
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Science deals exclusively with things as they are in themselves.
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Living in literature and love is the best thing there is. You're always home.
