Gordon Lightfoot Quotes
Some say he was a sailor who died away at seaSome say he was a prisoner who never was set freeLost upon the ocean he died there in the mistDreaming of a kissBitter Green they called her walking in the sunLoving everyone that she metBitter Green they called her waiting in the sunWaiting for someone to take her home
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My daughter is my passion and my life.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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I want to write novels, and I want to write and direct theater.
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I think socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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There's a lot of animals in the open ocean - most of them that make light. And we have a pretty good idea, for most of them, why. They use it for finding food, for attracting mates, for defending against predators. But when you get down to the bottom of the ocean, that's where things get really strange.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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We have a great country, we are a great nation - let us trust in it.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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If cattle and horses, or lions, had hands, or were able to draw with their feet and produce the works which men do, horses would draw the forms of gods like horses, and cattle like cattle, and they would make the gods' bodies the same shape as their own.
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A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
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But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
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My record speaks for itself.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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I did notice growing up that there are so many things, obstacles and things, that people think you can't do because you're Muslim or because you're wearing a hijab. You hear a lot of no's. That was something that I wanted to see change.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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People in power, they're so used to people kind of playing up to them.
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But Justice, though her dome doom she doe prolong, Yet at the last she will her owne cause right.
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ῥῆμα δ᾽ ἑργμάτων χρονιώτερον βιοτεύει
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My mom is incredibly stylish, and she gets it from my grandmother. I feel like I can't live up to how chic they are as women. They are great role models for aging gracefully, and that's a thing that is very key that I try to always emulate.
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I am a firm believer in eating a full plant-based, whole food diet that can expand your life length and make you an all-around happier person. It is tricky dining out, but I just stick to what I know - veggies, fruit and salad - then when I get home I'll have something else.
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I couldn't believe verse was supposed to be hard. It was a snap for me. I loved Shakespeare.
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Some say he was a sailor who died away at seaSome say he was a prisoner who never was set freeLost upon the ocean he died there in the mistDreaming of a kissBitter Green they called her walking in the sunLoving everyone that she metBitter Green they called her waiting in the sunWaiting for someone to take her home
