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James Stephens Quotes

We are washed both on coming into the world and on going out of it, and we take no pleasure from the first washing nor any profit from the last.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: irish
Birth: February 9, 1882 - December 26, 1950

Topics

World Profit First Pleasure Out

I've found it easier to write, to coalesce my thoughts, since having children. It brings you back to what you experienced yourself as a child, and you empathize with what your parents went through.

Children Yourself Child Parents You

My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

Nature Storm Wind Small Boy Breeze

I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don't. There will be a whole series of dead ends that a year or two down the line I'll come back to.

Year Back Down Now Will Dead

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.

Attitude Me Loved Serious Him Adopt

I have no regrets about not having children. I still wait for the pang of guilt, but I have none. I tune into the television show 'Nanny 911' occasionally which reminds me how much patience and love it take to be a good parent.

Love Good Patience Children Me Wait

Every time one person gets a piece of information, the likelihood of that information being exposed grows exponentially. It's no longer two people. It's two people squared.

Time People Information Person Two

It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames.

Blue Me Feel Friends Long Person

When you have traveled the world, won Olympic gold, and gone through a very public court battle against your parents all by the age of seventeen, surprises don't come easy.

Dominique Moceanu

Age Parents Gold World Battle You

If you just go out there and run 100 miles, it breaks down a lot of barriers in terms of self-imposed limitations.

You Down Go Run Barriers Out

I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time in terms of a rock voice. There was a vulnerability to it, his technical ability was amazing, and so much of his personality would come out through his voice. I'm not even a guy to buy Queen records, really, and I still think he's one of the best.

Time Best Personality Queen Amazing

Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.

Christina Aguilera

Beauty Music Passion Soul Pain Jazz

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.

Power Sun Energy Nobody Solar Taxes

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