Conrad Aiken Quotes
Two lovers move in the crowd like a link of music,We press upon them, we hold them, and let them pass;A chord of music strikes us and straight we tremble;We tremble like wind-blown grass.
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I don't know how I did it, but I worked 7 days a week.
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Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.
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In politics you must always keep running with the pack. The moment that you falter and they sense that you are injured, the rest will turn on you like wolves.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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I think twerking is overrated.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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I went to high school in Los Angeles, and I grew up riding horses, so that was kind of my life. I always wanted to act.
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If you can live in Vegas, or visit Vegas, and leave in one piece, still loving it and somehow laughing about it, you should spend at least part of your last night in town doing something that will serve you well no matter where you go next: thank your lucky stars.
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My first memory in life is grilling my thumb to the griddle in our restaurant on Cape Cod.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I'd say Juventus has a story as legendary as the Yankees.
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It's so fun to play a villain. I get to tap into a side of myself I thought I never had.
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You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble?
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For decades, many blacks were reluctant to pursue a profession that was associated with servitude. If you went to school, it was to become a lawyer or doctor. Older generations didn't understand why one would spend money to learn how to chop, peel, dice, and saute vegetables when that trade could be taught at home.
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Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon.
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There's no religion but sex and music.
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Two lovers move in the crowd like a link of music,We press upon them, we hold them, and let them pass;A chord of music strikes us and straight we tremble;We tremble like wind-blown grass.
