William H. Hunt Quotes

There is no more reason why the features belonging to a picture should be distorted for the purpose of such imaginative suggestion than that the poet's metaphors should spoil his words for the ordinary uses of man.

William H. Hunt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: soldier
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 12, 1823 - February 27, 1884

Topics

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In Chicago it's really a case of the play's the thing - people are just so happy to be acting, you know? We were all actors - not like in New York or Los Angeles, where everyone says they are actors but they are actually waiting tables and hustling for spots in commercials.

John C. Reilly

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Beginnings are always messy.

John Galsworthy

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In the Premier League, we have to play a lot, and we always need the support of the fans.

Alvaro Morata

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You got to look the part. You have to look like all the successful rock bands look. This is what they do. That's never been us. You know, it's a hard game to play: at the end of the day, we are just a rock band and have so many different cultures of music that we have grown up on, because we are fans of all different kinds of music.

Sonny Sandoval

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We are in perilous territory the stronger Iran gets. And they're getting stronger. We should make them weaker.

Ron Johnson

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It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I wanted to be looked at for the skateboarder that I was. I didn't want to be the 36-year-old skateboarder who's still holding on while owning a company at the same time. I wanted to make my mark and travel and accomplish a few things here and there and then get out.

Jason Lee

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For women, detailed conversation is our lifeblood, while for men it's just not as critical.

Deborah Tannen

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In 2008, no images dominated Hollywood's viewfinders like theirs did. They're rich... they're gorgeous... sometimes, they get a little emotional. Also, they're each about three feet tall. They're the children of the famous, on newsstands and Web sites - the breakout stars of 2008.

Chris Connelly

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I like the guys on the team and the coaching here. I especially like the management. The Galaxy have been really good to me.

Cobi Jones

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Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation.

Wislawa Szymborska

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Novel-writing is, for the novelist, a game of let's pretend.

Philip Roth

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