Austin Clarke Quotes
Few realise that English poetry is rather like the British constitution, surrounded by pompous precedents and reverences.
Austin Clarke
Quotes to Explore
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I was too much of an innocent when I went to university.
Naomie Harris
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As I've traveled around the country, it has surprised me how many times I've heard people in small businesses use that word 'saved.' I believe many small businesses would not have had access to credit and would not have survived without the $50 billion that we were able to put into the market.
Karen Mills
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
Kailash Satyarthi
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I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.
Randa Abdel-Fattah
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There's a side of fashion that's very analytical and data-oriented and methodical, but there's also a side of it that's just like magic. You can't quite put your finger on it, and you can't quite describe or prescribe a formula for how to get that magic exactly, but when you feel it and when you see it,you know that's what it is. It's magic.
Imran Amed
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I miss my family and friends from Cali a lot. I also miss late-night business hours, hiking in the Sierra Nevada, and house boating in Gold Country. But in Ohio, housing is cheaper, everything is green year-round, and we get glorious thunderstorms. In California, I lived in a place that was infested with black widow spiders.
Rae Carson
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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.
Gail Carriger
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Kids in urban and rural areas face so many challenges, and they show up at schools that don't have the extra capacity or extra resources to meet their needs.
Wendy Kopp
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What I write, I write. I'll always do it in some form.
Iain Sinclair
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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
E. W. Howe
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I love how easy it is to run my business, Writing Workshops Los Angeles, with the help of email and my website. I love that I don't have to use cuneiform, a quill, or a typewriter to write my novels - I love to write on my laptop!
Edan Lepucki
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There was a verse that said if you are lukewarm rather than hot or cold, God will spit you out of his mouth on Judgment Day. And I felt like, I mean, I don't know. I'm lukewarm.
Maggie Rowe
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Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated.
Abu Bakar Bashir
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I'm not a pessimist at all, but I'm not an optimist, either.
Nate Lowman
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I think for a lot of amateurs, their alignment is always out.
Karrie Webb
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In China, the rules of the market are not always that transparent. So it's very hard. Also, the national TV networks are all owned by the government, so our shows are subject to censorship by the networks. Every now and then, we are told that certain subjects cannot be talked about. There are frustrations.
Yang Lan
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The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.
Dan Quayle
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The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
Daniel D. Palmer
