Joanna Newsom Quotes

Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and delight for me is this idea that I get to rhyme.

Joanna Newsom

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I think that everybody's worked on shows where you feel like maybe a divide has happened between the talent and the crew. Those are the hardest jobs to do your best in, because as you're performing, you're aware that the people around you, because they haven't been afforded the respect that they deserve, they're not as invested.

Jessalyn Gilsig

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I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one to bury my sister.

Jessica Mitford

SisterWantNothingAgainstJust

Of course theater will always be associated intimately to literature, but the themes or whatever have to penetrate you by the senses. Theater is a sensuous experience, and that's its main difference from film or any other dramatic art.

Robert Lepage

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My fear is that we are losing sight of how much we depend on the EPA to protect not just our environment but the people who live in it.

Amber Valletta

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Having grown up in a military family, I know that politics should have no role in determining who is best qualified to lead our armed forces.

Ron Barber

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I'm probably a lot more closer in the 1500m to the world record than I am in the 5000m.

Mo Farah

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I was an optimist, a great champion of the human spirit. And I lost that for a time. I feel like I've regained a bit of that in the last few years but there was a period of my life in which I had a very low opinion of people in general.

Jude Law

LifeGreatTimePeopleChampion

If I could only have one grooming tool, it would be floss. I don't want to have broken Cheetos in my teeth. To protect myself from the sun, I can find shade under a tree. To moisturize my skin, I could get really sweaty and then just rub it on myself. But how are you going to clean between your teeth without floss?

Jonathan Van Ness

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You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

Donna Shalala

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I had a memory span about as long as the lines in a school play.

Claire Messud

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I have set out to change the language of the international system.

Clare Short

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My favorite book is 'Million-Dollar Throw.' It's about football, which is one of the main things I like watching and reading about.

Bradley Steven Perry

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