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Well, as you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people cant. But I… — Jimmy Carter
Perhaps the old monks were right when they tried to root love out; perhaps the poets are right when they try to water it. It… — Olive Schreiner
All womankind, from the highest to the lowest love jokes; the difficulty is to know how they choose to have them cut; and there is… — Laurence Sterne
The air to a glider pilot is a reality. . . . He is trying to understand it in all its moods; to learn its… — Unknown Author
"Just try and remember," I said slowly," that if God had intended men to fly He'd have given us wings. So all flying is flying… — Gavin Lyall
When you're trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way. — Michael Lewis
Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another. Sometimes I use Botox. Compared to most, I use it very sparingly.… — Courteney Cox
I did try Botox, unfortunately, but I got out of it and now I can finally move my face again. — Nicole Kidman
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start… — Aristophanes
Beauty is a fruit which we look at without trying to seize it. — Simone Weil
Self-criticism is not "love," and it is certainly not indifferent. It's a form of hatred. And when I name that, when I see it for… — Danielle LaPorte
The world we live in takes a multifaceted approach. To the American taxpayer: We need to be investing in improving people's lives before the terrorists… — Lindsey Graham
If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn't just fall from the sky. I work every… — PJ Harvey
A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies… — Sheryl Crow
I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is… — Smokey Robinson
I don't think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try to come up… — Lamont Dozier
I'd spent five hours that morning trying to write a song that was meaningful and good, and I finally gave up and lay down. Then,… — John Lennon
What we try to do with all of our albums, is live out our musical fantasies in the most honest fashion we know how...We want… — Michael Hutchence
If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do it,… — Randy Newman
The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?...We are trying… — Robert Plant
I don't force it. If you don't have an idea and you don't hear anything going over and over in your head, don't sit down… — Neil Young
I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether… — Ric Ocasek
You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it...I always believed that I have something important to say and I said… — Lou Reed
I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. ....And I… — Smokey Robinson
When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves to step aside;… — John Updike

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