#bout

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#also #always #beings #close #common

I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do. ↗

— George Pataki

#going #governing #governor #i #state

This Budget reflects a choice - not an easy choice, but the right choice. And when you think about it, the only choice. The choice to take the responsible, prudent path to fiscal stability, economic growth and opportunity. ↗

— George Pataki

#budget #choice #easy #economic #economic growth

People gave me such a bad time about wanting a baby. I didn't want a baby, and I still don't. I wanted a dog. ↗

— Ann Patchett

#baby #bad #bad time #dog #gave

Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on. ↗

— Ann Patchett

#bad #bad review #criticism #crushing #either

Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us, and in the very brilliancy of their gifts some tragic dividing on their ways, is, on this short day of frost and sun, to sleep before evening. ↗

— Walter Pater

#attitude #before #brilliancy #day #discriminate

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#against #anything #conscience #does #engraved

There are very few films or plays or anything about really happy people with perfect lives. ↗

— Anna Paquin

#anything #few #films #happy #happy people

We all had to learn Southern accents. It wasn't a big research show. With the 'Wounded Knee' project, I locked myself in my apartment with history books so I would know what we're talking about. ↗

— Anna Paquin

#accents #apartment #big #books #had

Charisma's good every night. Something special is always about to happen. You've got to believe it. ↗

— Jim Thome

#always #believe #charisma #every #every night