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Standard English is very imperialistic, controlled, and precise; it's not got a lot of funk or soul to it.

Irvine Welsh

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SoulGotEnglishFunkPreciseVery

Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse.

John Barton

WriteDramaticPullPoetsResist

I couldn't live my life the way I do if my parents weren't supportive.

Meghan McCain

LifeLiveParentsMy LifeWayWere

I fell in love with Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone and Hitchcock and Orson Welles and John Huston.

John Logan

LovePowerJohnFellOrson Welles

I'm a straight shooter: I'll stand with the people of Montana and President Trump to support Kavanaugh's nomination because there is no doubt that he will defend our Constitution and protect our Montana way of life.

Matt Rosendale

LifeSupportPeopleConstitutionWay

I want Green Arrow to have fun. I don't want him to be a tortured hero. I mean, I've written plenty of tortured heroes, like Daredevil. But it's all there in Daredevil's origin as to why he'd be a tortured adult. Green Arrow doesn't have that kind of origin. In fact, he's such a clean slate that he doesn't even have an origin anymore.

Ann Nocenti

HeroFunGreenHave FunWantKind

Finding the right form of debate regarding Israeli policies will remain a challenge in Germany. Even with every conceivable and warranted criticism, the danger always arises that it will be exploited by those who consciously or unconsciously present anti-Semitism in a new guise.

Sigmar Gabriel

ChallengeCriticismPresentFinding

The best thing that I bring in my live show is that it's not scripted. It's more of a conversation with my audience. And that's what people like about the show - it's very real. There are mistakes and laughter.

Trisha Yearwood

LiveBestMistakesLaughterPeople

Computers are great tools, but they need to be applied to the physical world.

Tony Fadell

GreatWorldComputersToolsNeed

The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes time to show on which side they will be counted, they excuse themselves.

Shirley Chisholm

TimeConflictHouseWillTwoRights

This World Boxing Super Series has been a breath of fresh air.

Tony Bellew

WorldBoxingFresh AirAirFresh

As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, 'This is what I love doing, and I hope I'm going to be able to do it forever.'

Tom Cruise

LoveHopeMyselfPeopleThinking

New country music comprises about five percent of what I hear per year. I enjoy it, but I don't really take note of who's singing it or writing it.

Rivers Cuomo

MusicWritingSingingEnjoyYear

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