Laura Riding Quotes
Much of the magical effect that poetry gives of rendering everything it touches pellucid comes from the necessity of compression that it imposes. The impossibility of pausing in poetry as long as may be needed to make sense clear causes many a set of words actually deficient in linguistic workmanship to pass for an eloquent brevity.
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At the risk of being forgotten completely by the media, I went to college and pursued a passion that had nothing to do with acting: mathematics.
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The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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I was a boy with one dream and one dream only: I wanted - no, strike that, I was desperate for - a room of my own. You see, in those days I shared a room with my little brother, Jesse, and it wasn't pretty. He was the Oscar to my Felix: messy, careless, and just a little bit sticky - exactly the way a kindergartner is supposed to be.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.
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Starting with 'Forever, Interrupted,' I somehow convinced myself that in order to create content, I had to consume content. What this means is that I have legitimized binge-watching television and told myself that I must do it for work.
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It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom.
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Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
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You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.
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I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.
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First appearance deceives many.
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After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela.
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If you are a woman, you might feel torn between logical agreement and emotional resistance. Why? It seems like a simpler solution to blame men for the pay gap than to engineer your own bridge to higher pay.
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Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.
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The world is changing quickly and we must be ready to change with it or risk being left behind.
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The magic's in my hands When in doubt I whip it out I got me a rock 'n' roll band It's a free-for-all
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Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.
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Sports is the toy department of life.
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I've had to work very hard, and I don't really have a category or fit into any niche, so each time I come out with a new record, it's like, I'm a new guy.
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I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a long time to realise that what a writer really wants is a production that matches the play and the writing. It is the only way the play can achieve its full potential.
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Much of the magical effect that poetry gives of rendering everything it touches pellucid comes from the necessity of compression that it imposes. The impossibility of pausing in poetry as long as may be needed to make sense clear causes many a set of words actually deficient in linguistic workmanship to pass for an eloquent brevity.