A. E. Housman Quotes
The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowersStream from the hawthorn on the wind away,The doors clap to, the pane is blind with showers.Pass me the can, lad; there’s an end of May.
Quotes to Explore
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That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.
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One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.
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It's never as easy to keep your own spouse happy as it is to make someone else's spouse happy.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.
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Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
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If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
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We all assume that if you're weak and poor, you're never going to win. In fact, the real world is full of examples where the exact opposite happens, where the weak win and the strong screw up.
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I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.
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The most annoying and full-of-crap thing a writer says is, 'I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.' A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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It is so easy to forget that this is good that we're alive. We should be enjoying this gift of being alive.
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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Give me the flash lights, the red carpets, and all that goes with it. Please! Oh, and I love hoardings. I love them. Nothing makes me happier than my face splashed all over the city.
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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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People had this image of the Jacksons as the perfect American family and I destroyed that image. But what people have to understand is writing that book was very healing for me.
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In mura, in tetti, in pavimenti sparteEran le perle, eran le ricche gemme.
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Every Librarian is a highly trained agent. An expert in intelligence, counterintelligence, Boolean searching, and hand-to-hand combat.
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When I go to shows, I'm really looking forward to hearing the songs I know. I don't like it when a band tries to expose me to new stuff.
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I've never been this loud personality. I don't dominate the room when I walk into it. I save that for stage.
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The ploughman knows how many acres he shall upturn from dawn to sunset: but the thinker knows not what a day may bring forth.
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The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowersStream from the hawthorn on the wind away,The doors clap to, the pane is blind with showers.Pass me the can, lad; there’s an end of May.
