Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes
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The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
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I think depression creates in me an urgent need to write, but I also believe that daily stress, and even the positive 'stress' of intense happiness, can compel me to express myself through the written word.
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My favorite film is probably the finale - 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2'.
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The coolest part about 'God Made Girls' is you had all these different women writing it, so you had all these different perspectives in this song.
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When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
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I've been lucky enough to have fulfilled so many ambitions, and gone way past anything I ever thought I would do. I could never have imagined the career that I've had with the Foo Fighters - playing stadiums and having songs on the radio. It's amazing, and my goal is really just to carry on playing.
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Money has no moral opinions.
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What is more important, the reality or the perception? I am perceived to be an important designer. It's enough for me.
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Events tend to recur in cycles.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody.
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I won't give the credit to 'good fortune.' Whatever I have achieved is because of my hard work and passion.
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Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.
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I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.
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I remember in high school thinking that I wanted to be a lawyer, and now I realize I saw that movie 'And Justice for All' when I was a kid and thought, 'That's what lawyers do, and I want to get up and yell and scream in the middle of a courtroom.'
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I am not a politician by nature, but I will say I think there need to be more women in FIFA, and I would be open to having those conversations when the time is right.
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You must work - we must all work to make the world worthy of its children.
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I'm an inherently happy person. It comes from the inside, which means you can achieve happiness under any circumstance.
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I vigorously deny hitting Ms. Sheridan.
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You can change your fate. You can sit back, or you can go after your life and all that you want it to be.
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The thing about me is that my secret passion is history.
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I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.
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Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental.
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Passion satisfied has its innocence, almost as fragile as any other.
