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So seemed it to me, as I stood at her helm, and for long hours silently guided the way of this fire-ship on the sea. Wrapped, for that interval, in darkness myself, I but the better saw the redness, the madness, the ghastliness of others. The continual sight of the fiend shapes before me, capering half in smoke and half in fire, these at last begat kindred visions in my soul, so soon as I began to yield to that unaccountable drowsiness which ever would come over me at a midnight helm. Herman Melville
In order to dream, you need to have a springboard which is the facts... It gives it that touch of reality, and I think that's quite important... truth with fiction. Janet Leigh
Frederick Smith quote: "Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something."
Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something. Frederick Smith
Frank O'Hara quote: "I am ashamed of my century, but I have to smile."
I am ashamed of my century, but I have to smile. Frank O'Hara
People have a preconceived notion about who I am and it's interesting. It's like picking who you want to win for the Oscars and not seeing the movie. Before you make a statement about someone, get all the information and see everything before you make a judgment. Amanda Bynes
That’s why it is important to enjoy the journey not just the destination. In this world, we will never arrive at a place where everything is perfect and we have no more challenges. As admirable as setting goals and reaching them maybe, you can’t get so focused on accomplishing your goals that you make the mistake of not enjoying where you are right now. Joel Osteen
Eleanora Duse quote: "I did not use paint, I made myself up morally."
I did not use paint, I made myself up morally. Eleanora Duse
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls..."
Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Heidi Klum quote: "It's important for children to see what's out there and learn..."
It's important for children to see what's out there and learn that it's fun to go. Heidi Klum
Esther Williams quote: "Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked..."
Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen. Esther Williams
I made a lot mistakes that I'm grateful for, because I won't make them again and I won't let my artists make them, or I'll tell them, 'Don't do this.' A lot of them still make them anyway, but you can't be told things when you're doing your own thing. Fred Durst
A wine shop was open and I went in for some coffee. It smelled of early morning, of swept dust, spoons in coffee-glasses and the wet circles left by wine glasses. Ernest Hemingway
Stephenie Meyer quote: "driving at the speed limit--hideous thought."
driving at the speed limit--hideous thought. Stephenie Meyer
Jim Morrison quote: "Love cannot save you from your own fate."
Love cannot save you from your own fate. Jim Morrison
Our Beasts and our Thieves and our Chattels. Have weight for good or for ill; But the Poor are only His image, His presence, His word, His will; -And so Lazarus lies at our doorstep. And Dives neglects him still. Adelaide Anne Procter