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John Dryden Quotes

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: english
Birth: August 19, 1631 - May 12, 1700

Topics

Life Hope People Cheat Favor Fooled

It seems to work out that following anything you do, you are pretty much approached with versions of the last thing people saw you in.

Work People You Out Anything Pretty

The more I've been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can't really pick it apart. It's all intertwined.

Learn Gender You Gay Inequality Pay

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Success Failure Courage Never Final

When I open my mouth and talk, sometimes people say they are amazed of my intellect. I don't know if that's because I truly speak in a way that people can understand or feel a certain way, or because they don't expect it. I don't know. That's something I am curious about.

I Am Curious People Speak Mouth Say

I try to do collaborations with as many artists as possible. It's really excellent and fun to actually work with another songwriter.

Work Fun Possible Try Artists Many

By writing... in the language of his society, a poet takes a large step toward it. It is society's job to meet him halfway, that is, to open his book and read it.

Job Step Writing Society Book Meet

Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind.

Kiss Mind Hard Open Side Anything

I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.

Together School Get Together Friends

I don't get in there and create a character. It's more of a voice that I hear living inside the music.

Music Character Voice Create Living

I don't prepare for my roles. I don't watch movies to get inspired. I don't dig deep. I'll never be that type of actor, and I doubt that I ever will be.

Deep Doubt Movies Actor Will Never

I'm more akin to football than I think anything else because that's what I played in high school.

Football School High School Think

All comedy does that. Every comedian I can think of - Larry David, Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, Chris Rock - that's where the best comedy comes from, from stereotypes.

Best Think Comedy I Can Rock Where

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