Arthur Symons Quotes
And I would have, now love is over,An end to all, an end:I cannot, having been your lover,Stoop to become your friend!
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My whole reason for creating a network is literally to bring little pieces of light. It's to continue to spread little pieces of light in the world, to illuminate the possibility of the human spirit.
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I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
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When we see that our problem is so complicated and so all-encompassing in its intent and content, then we realize that it is no longer a Negro problem, confined only to the American Negro; that it is no longer an American problem, confined only to America, but it is a problem for humanity.
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I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
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Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.
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I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.
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We suffered a terrible blow on 11 September 2001. We responded with fear and anger. A fight-or-flight response is adaptive in any species. For us, given our power, fight was the only response we could imagine.
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I used to have a very difficult childhood because I was always the tallest girl in school, and everybody was staring at me and saying, 'You are very different.' Now, different is good.
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When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
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I'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets.
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I want to move people the way Edith Piaf did.
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We still have a lot of work to do in American culture. More open-mindedness is happening - in some cases rapidly, in some, slowly.
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A stronger E.U. of defence makes NATO stronger.
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At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do.
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What we need to do is run our business. We need to come up with a value prop that is so compelling that customers have to go for it.
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I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!!
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As for AIDS, it's a plague. We are human, we get plagues. They come along every so often, kill off two thirds of the population; in the next generation it's a quarter; after that it's a childhood disease.
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I don't want to be the center of attention, which is ironic. I hate having all eyes on me - unless it's for my job, and my job is playing football. I'm not that attention-hungry.
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To let it slip like that is disappointing.
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As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.
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My father is my best friend. He's my idol and my boss. We work side by side and spend every weekend together.
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I had a visit from an artist friend who basically said, "Your paintings are wonderful. Now stop." It did resonate with me. It hit on the percolating need for change that was already there. I got a little push. I did a group of the paintings early on that were among the best. It was sort of beginner's luck with these.
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And I would have, now love is over,An end to all, an end:I cannot, having been your lover,Stoop to become your friend!
