Kenneth Burke Quotes
I felt that the man who strove for dignity, nobility, and honour should have his task made as difficult and as hazardous as possible, and that in particular he should be forgiven no lapses in style.
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No matter how good you are, how brave you are or anything, it comes down to that car so many times. Not every time, but so many times.
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I think I've been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues.
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.
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I grew up in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, and reading was a big part of my life - I'd get through several books a week.
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No god ever gave any man anything, nor ever answered any prayer at any time - nor ever will.
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'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have. What's going to happen to your child if you're not around? It takes those concerns to an extreme. In the film, without me the boy has no food, no shelter, no resources at all.
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Nice to see your home fans boo you. That's what loyal support is.
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I always think it's because of you know hard work, hard training. And if Susie's training hard, you know, why can't I train hard to get a world record. I'm doing the same thing.
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The Federal Reserve is incapable of accomplishing its stated objectives.
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I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
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I have asked my mom and my sister a couple times if I should post something or not. Or if they think a video is funny.
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I'm still having fun, and I'm doing something and I'm seeing the world! I wasn't massively ambitious, but I did always want to do the best I could do.
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One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.
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I've always had mostly women come out to see me perform. That's the reason the guys show up; they know R. Kelly is going to draw the women. Most of the songs I'm singing are catering to women anyway.
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I'm not a fan of soccer, for sure not.
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Yes, I'm obsessed with health, which has been an interesting journey. I went down the raw-food diet route, but got ill. It was really hard, especially in Britain in winter, trying to survive on raw carrots. I became so ill and anemic, so I stopped that and became a vitamin junkie. I just ate lots of vegetables, exercised and breathed.
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I've got four kids - I unblock a toilet every day.
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These French-style caramels are handmade in California. It's always hard to give them away!
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What would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder.
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I see myself as a witness to humanity.
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For my parents' generation, the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love; it was a partnership. It's about creating family; it's about creating offspring. Indian culture is essentially much more of a 'we' culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate.
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My mother had Alzheimer's, and it's a desperately, desperately cruel thing to witness.
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I felt that the man who strove for dignity, nobility, and honour should have his task made as difficult and as hazardous as possible, and that in particular he should be forgiven no lapses in style.
