Sharon Van Etten Quotes

I realized that there's this fine line between being personal and being general and being alienating.

Sharon Van Etten

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PersonalLineBeingFineBetween

You just have to have a simple faith.

Jimmy Carter

FaithSimpleYouJust

I don't see how English as we use it in Europe can be revivified. It's like Latin must have been in about A.D. 300, tired and used up. All one can do is press very hard stylistically to make it glow.

John Banville

TiredGlowHardSeeEuropeUp

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

John Glenn

BirthdayCommonStillCure

When I was a kid, from 10 years old, I worked every day for my dad, huh? Never played basketball. I never played tennis - never did. We worked so that we could eat.

Melvin Van Peebles

DayBasketballEvery DayNeverKid

If I had terminal cancer, I had a few weeks to live, I was in tremendous amount of pain - if they just effectively wanted to turn off the switch and legalise that by legalising euthanasia, I'd want that.

John Key

LivePainWantTurnCancerOff

The public impression is that the government, industry or the highest bidder can buy a scientist to add credibility to any message. That crucial quality of impartiality is being lost.

Johnny Ball

QualityGovernmentLostCredibility

There's no need for me to get married. I live with someone; we're happy; end of story.

Simon Cowell

LiveHappyMeStoryEndSomeone

Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma.

Robin Williams

ComedyPersonalWayTraumaDeal

I was lucky to marry Paul. He was a great inspiration, his enthusiasm about wine and food helped to shape my tastes, and his encouragement saw me through discouraging moments. I never would have had my career without Paul Child.

Julia Child

GreatFoodChildMeWineMoments

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

Thomas Merton

HumilityPrideRealUsArtificial

I'm a successful novelist, and I've been a lucky one, so I don't want to cry the poor mouth. Writing has never been easy.

Richard Flanagan

WritingEasyMouthCryWantPoor

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

Henry David Thoreau

ManWeakWhoHowAnyDares

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