Mark Helprin Quotes

The thing that strikes you most about being a soldier in a war zone and in action to the small extent that I was, when actually people start shooting, which happened to me a couple of times, everything goes on automatic and there's a feeling of tremendous elevation and even elation.

Mark Helprin

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WarPeopleMeSmallStartAction

If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.

Joel Osteen

YouBackDreamDownGoBack Up

Ethical and questions of philosophy interest me a great deal.

Robert Sheckley

GreatMeQuestionsPhilosophyDeal

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

Stephen Graham

DayJobPeopleThinkEvery DaySee

I'm very close with my family and friends.

Sigrid

FamilyFriendsCloseVery

If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does; Russia.

Robert Frost

GreatSomeoneYouCountryKnowWho

Everybody's got a silly side in them.

Rozonda Thomas

SillySideGotEverybodyThem

I think it can be very safe to go to O'Hare and Wrigley and Sox park and Soldier Field, but you have to deal with some reality. Just because a threat is not specific and verifiable doesn't mean nearly what it used to mean, in terms of you being able to sleep well at night.

Mike Quigley

SleepNightThinkRealityYouGo

A lyric has to mean something to me, something that has happened to me.

Lou Rawls

MeMeanSomethingHappenedLyric

We like movies that are going to have a great sense of fun and thrill to them while at the same time remain very grounded in relatable human emotions and conflicts that the audiences can get behind and root for and empathise with.

Anthony Russo

GreatTimeFunEmotionsMoviesSame

From the beginning, I've had to juggle and weigh the silly things people say - and I've learnt that they're meaningless, and they're mostly inaccurate. So I don't worry about it, because there's nothin' for me to deal with.

Alicia Keys

BeginningPeopleMeWorrySillySay

When I do my own books, I take it as more of my own confessional, but when I illustrate for other people, it is intriguing because I feel like I shouldn't be stepping too much into the limelight. It's like playing the piano while someone else is singing.

Peter Sis

PeopleSingingFeelSomeoneToo Much

Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with the Phillies.

Pedro Martinez

GodOpportunityTimeShortWhyYes

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