Charles de Lint Quotes
Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.
Quotes to Explore
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Relationships are like traffic lights. And I just have this theory that I can only exist in a relationship if it's a green light.
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It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best.
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It's scary to become a woman in this world. We have to understand that some of the messages we get, messages that we are not enough, are there to keep our power in check. We can't buy into these messages.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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We all present versions of ourselves. The person you are at work is not the same person you are at home. The face we present in our most intimate relationships is not the face we present to the world.
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One of the things that's really, really present in 'Between the World and Me' is, I am in some ways outside of the African-American tradition.
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I would like to spend Christmas in different countries all over the world. I love seeing how different cultures celebrate the holidays in their own unique ways.
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Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is thin.
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My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.
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The gift I have to give to my fellow countrymen and people around the world, the facts are the Muslim community are our gift. They are the fabric of what makes America great.
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It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.
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As long as I can remember, growing up we had a guitar around our house, and I was always plucking on it.
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Everybody that's employed by 'WWE' - the biggest wrestling company in the world - should be good wrestlers able to tell good stories.
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It's time to stop obsessing about overhead and start focusing on progress. Change charity, and charity can change the world.
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I say that I played a doorstop in Dune because I remember standing around a lot. I was down there for months.
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One of my favorite albums in the world is Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska.' Each song has this very distinct character who has something profound to say.
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We have the best sporting event in the world in polo, and yet it is weak.
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If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.
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I've learnt that there's a soul mate somewhere in this world. Till you don't find that person, the search goes on.
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If you don't have that memory of being loved, you are condemned to search the world for something to fill you up.
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If I was going to make a broad generalisation, I'd say that I prefer the company of women. People know now that I live with Mike Figgis, but I prefer not to talk about it. On one level, privacy is important, but on another level I have no desire to deny certain things.
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I think any woman can be transformed by a beautiful dress and high heels.
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I like to work spontaneously.
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Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.
