Sharon Van Etten Quotes

People always ask me, 'Why do you only write about heartbreak?' I think I only write when I'm broken, so that's just what happens. It makes me feel better, but having some distance helps.

Sharon Van Etten

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BrokenPeopleMeThinkBetterYou

I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family.

Jesse Helms

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The topic 'Farm Wisdom' is not a gospel doctrine or scriptural topic, although I found considerable scriptural support for the lessons learned on the farm.

John Bytheway

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The solution to climate change is staring us in the face. It's energy policy. If we pursue a global clean-energy economy, we can cut dramatically the amount of carbon pollution we emit into the atmosphere and prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

John F. Kerry

ChangeEnergyFaceSolutionWorst

I was 11 years old when I saw the first season of 'The Real World.' Initially, I was drawn to the show because it was what I imagined the adult version of my life should be.

Andrea Seigel

LifeWorldMy LifeOldFirstReal

Blackstone is not really a business per se. It's a mission to be the best.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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I have sometimes imagined my own death and brought myself to tears.

Martin Short

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I usually get up between 5:30 and 6. The good news in Bentonville, Arkansas, is I can be in the office seven minutes later. I like to get in, work on e-mails and catch up.

Mike Duke

WorkGoodI CanGood NewsNewsUp

For a long time, I thought I would like to be a doctor. Such a good profession. So explicitly good. Never a waste of time.

Jonathan Safran Foer

GoodTimeDoctorThoughtLongNever

I respect anyone who has to fight and howl for his decency.

Deborah Kerr

RespectFightDecencyWhoHowlHis

I'm up for doing a part if I thought the part was right and the people want to consider me for a part. If I thought the part was absolutely exciting... I would go for it.

Colm Wilkinson

PeopleMeThoughtDoingGoWant

If our principles are only our principles when it is convenient for us, when they align with our visceral emotional responses, then they are, in fact, not principles at all.

Clint Smith

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My books are all fantastically sentimental.

Chuck Palahniuk

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