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James Dickey quote: "I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity."

I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity.

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In the twentieth century nothing can better cure the anthropocentrism that is the author of all our ills than to cast ourselves into the physics of the infinitely large (or the infinitely small). By reading any text of popular science we quickly regain the sense of the absurd, but this time it is a sentiment that can be held in our hands, born of tangible, demonstrable, almost consoling things. We no longer believe because it is absurd: it is absurd because we must believe. Julio Cortazar
William Shakespeare quote: "Pause awhile, And let my counsel sway you."
Pause awhile, And let my counsel sway you. William Shakespeare
Seeing our VH-1 Behind the Music shows just how dysfunctional some of the moments of the band were but this new line-up has put the fun back in dysfunction. James Young
I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment. Benjamin Disraeli
I tend to play strong characters and people just assume that I would want to play romantic comedies, which I would love to do, but there are other women that do it so great and they maybe couldn't do what I do, play the kind of characters that I play. Carrie-Anne Moss
Jean-Bertrand Aristide quote: "We have problems which will be addressed by Haitians."
We have problems which will be addressed by Haitians. Jean-Bertrand Aristide
I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision. Colin Powell
Doug Coupland quote: "New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108."
New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108. Doug Coupland
Bernie Ecclestone quote: "They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously...."
They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously. Our market is independent, it's a sport. Bernie Ecclestone
Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. Niccolo Machiavelli
George Eliot quote: "Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for..."
Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. George Eliot
Realism; fatalism; phlegm. To live in the Fens is to receive strong doses of reality. The great flat monotony of reality; the wide empty space of reality. Melancholia and self-murder are not unknown in the Fens. Heavy drinking, madness and sudden acts of violence are not uncommon. How do you surmount reality, children? How do you acquire, in a flat country, the tonic of elevated feelings? Graham Swift
Roger Stone quote: "Traditionally, Young Republicans have been a leading indicator..."
Traditionally, Young Republicans have been a leading indicator of the direction of the party. Roger Stone
Big deal. So you fell in love with someone. Don’t you see what happened? This guy touched a place in your heart deeper than you thought you were capable of reaching, I mean you got zapped, kiddo. But that love you felt, that’s just the beginning. You just got a taste of love. That’s just limited little rinky-dink mortal love. Wait till you see how much more deeply you can love than that. Heck, Groceries—you have the capacity to someday love the whole world. It’s your destiny. Don’t laugh. Elizabeth Gilbert
The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. George Orwell