C. K. Williams Quotes
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It is hard to watch myself. I'm hypercritical, and it's difficult to watch a performance when I may end up being at odds with it - wishing I'd done something differently or that they had edited it a certain way.
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We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.
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However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.
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When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
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Classic cable TV may have hit its peak, but it's still a huge force, and the streaming apps of many cable networks still require you to authenticate that you're a paying cable customer every time you want to use a new such TV app.
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The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.
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However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.
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I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that I very much had in mind the need to give Europe substantial aid after the war, after Lend-Lease was over.
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Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.
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A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is.
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But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right.
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Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
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There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see.
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Butler's novel 'Kindred' may be the book most widely read by readers outside science fiction; it has been assigned as a text in classrooms and has sold steadily since its publication in 1979.
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New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn't even sit down, and not just because there is no room.
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However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously.
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If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.
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Yogurt sauce, as you may have noticed by now, is a regular presence in my recipes - that's because it has the ability to round up so many flavours and textures like no other component does.
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And all, but Lust, is turned to dustIn Humanity's machine.
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Human beings are inherently endowed with the power to bring out the best possible results from the worst possible circumstances.
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Logic is one thing and commonsense another.
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Never forget that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression - with investors, with customers, with PR, and with marketing.
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Der Mensch strebt nicht nach Glück; nur der Engländer thut das
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'Dear Reader,' New York Review of Books, May 21, 2015
