Quotes 11081 till 11100 of 12035.
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When I began writing that I was able and did travel and met some fascinating people and also uncovered some history, which has not been discovered before.
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When I discovered the lyric poem, that advanced not by narrative steps but by blocks and layers of imagery, I said, 'Gee, I probably could do that. So let me try that.'
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When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.
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When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.
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When I first left drama school, I was too posh for the working-class parts and not posh enough for the upper-class roles. You know what England is like: the gradations of accent and how you're judged by them are still there. I discovered that to get a break you have to lie about where you're from.
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When I first ran for Congress in 1992, I campaigned on a pledge to make affordable, quality healthcare a right, not a privilege, for all Americans.
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When I go into schools to speak, I am not giving a speech - it's really a one-man show. I call it 'didactic standup.'
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When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for a couple of months, doing the research, going through a painful process, it's just not my thing anymore.
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When I interview someone, I know in the first two minutes if I like them or not. I find that if it's easy to talk to someone and I see an openness and honesty and integrity, then I usually hire them.
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When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.
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When I lay these questions before God I get no answer. But a rather special sort of 'No answer.' It is not the locked door. It is more like a silent, certainly not uncompassionate, gaze. As though He shook His head not in refusal but waiving the question. Like, 'Peace, child; you don't understand.
Source: A Grief Observed (1961) -
When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the door but I had the music going, keeping the city at a distance, trying to find creative time and peace and so forth.
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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I'm doing a horrible job, quite the contrary, I just feel it's so surreal to feel like one person can entertain so many at one time.
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When I make a feast I would my guests should praise it, not the cooks.
Source: Epigrams (1610) -
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.
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When I pray, I'm not just telling God my problems, but rather I'm turning over my biggest concerns to him. It's only when I've put them in his capable hands that I can go about my day in his strength and freedom.
Source: Too Busy Not to Pray -
When I received the news of the Nobel Peace Award, I could not believe it. I told my father, 'I think they have the wrong name, Dad. Please, can you talk to this man on the phone? I'm busy cooking!'
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When I said I was going to become a comedian, they all laughed. Well, they're not laughing now, are they?
Source: Second obituary on BBC news website -
When I see daughters with their fathers I wonder what that would be like, although not in a way that immobilises me.
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