James Merrill
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PETERSON If it were said that I didn't fulfil my potential as a mother and wife, I'd be heartbroken. ... DIANA RIGG I said, God, the press and people, they just really hate me and I'm really trying. Geraldine Pag... TAB HUNTER CASEY STENGEL MARCEL DUCHAMP ALBER ELBAZ AVRIL LAVIGNE JIM HARRISON I did swimming, gymnastics, dance, and the acting was just a small part. I didn't have pushy par... AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON DEYTH BANGER TRENT REZNOR I wasn't an expert or even the biggest Dennis Hopper fan in the world. All I knew about him were... TOM FOLSOM I remember, when I was doing 'Nicholas Nickleby', James Archer came to see me at the interva... DAMIAN LEWIS Nowadays people don't know how to handle it if all the ends aren't tied up and they're n... ALAN CUMMING But I think the thing I'm proud of about the film is that there aren't many films - either i... PATRICK MARBER Romney said that his tax reform proposal is 'very similar to the Simpson-Bowles plan.' How I... ERSKINE BOWLES MEGAN FOX People have asked me, 'Is it about Apple or is it about Jobs?' and I say it's about how ... JOSHUA MICHAEL STERN RAY BRADBURY JIM CARREY DENIS VILLENEUVE BOB NEWHART EVANGELINE LILLY I felt like all of the American people did not believe me because of the things that were said about... PAULA JONES CASSANDRA CLARE ALAN GREENSPAN I was reading an article about Kings of Leon's bass player, who said that he was directly influe... PETER HOOK JOHN FORBES NASH, JR. EDWIN MEESE I genuinely don't feel that anything that's been written or said about me has overshadowed m... NORAH JONES DAVID ATTENBOROUGH When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it ab... FEIST DAVID LETTERMAN The more vile the thing that's said about me, the less it affects me. It doesn't bother me a... LAURA INGRAHAM NORMAN FINKELSTEIN ETTA JAMES DIOGENES LAERTIUS L.A. fashion is like lip injections. That confuses me. That's become not just a thing. It's ... KENNY WORMALD I think it's important that we have a new batch of British film-makers that aren't doing the... NOEL CLARKE I certainly like it if the work is beautiful, but that's a surplus effect. I can only think abou... WALEAD BESHTY THOMAS MCGUANE Movies these days have made killers into funny people. What's that all about? I've got kids ... BILLY BOB THORNTON I'm kinda secretive, and I can't even say secretive because of my son. He's the type, li... REMY MA RORY MCILROY Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing? EVAN HUNTER Ah, there's a director. Astonishing, Spike Lee. A feisty guy, but a guy who's, I think, incr... BRIAN COX I really don't care if people know who I am or what's said about me. HALEY JOEL OSMENT Only in about 2007 or so did it become clear to me that games could stand proudly beside other story... TOM BISSELL SCOTT WESTERFELD I did the voice of Cyclops on 'Shrek the Third'. I don't know how I got that. They said ... MARK VALLEY I was once asked by Jeremy Paxman what is it about celebrity and said that people these days seem to... JUSTIN CARTWRIGHT PETER T. KING PIERCE BROSNAN I did a film called 'Victor' that I'm really proud of! It was a period piece and the tru... LISA VIDAL When James Bond presses the watch and the car explodes, the writer doesn't go into the science o... RAVI SUBRAMANIAN When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't... EHUD OLMERT People have always made assumptions about me. I become very territorial about my identity because it... RUTH NEGGA Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH ANSEL ELGORT JOHN LEGEND I don't really care what other people see me as. I seriously don't. I've always worried ... KAJOL ARTHUR ASHE BONNIE SOMERVILLE BRYSON TILLER DAVID BOWIE ERIK LARSON MAGGIE SMITH I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the Lond... VIJENDER SINGH JAM MASTER JAY I have Tourettes and Aspergers, but Tourrets and Aspergers don't have me. You know, I'm doin... JAMES DURBIN
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Knowing some Greek helped defuse forbidding words - not that I counted much on using them. You'l... JAMES MERRILL Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication. JAMES MERRILL Free me, I pray, to go in search of joysUnembroidered by your high, soft voice,Along that stony path... JAMES MERRILL At college I'd seen my dead frog's limbs twitch under some applied stimulus or other - seen,... JAMES MERRILL Arthur Young's Reflexive Universe - fascinating but too schematic to fit into my scheme. The mos... JAMES MERRILL Free me, I pray, to go in search of joysJAMES MERRILL He puts his right hand lightly on the cup, I put my left, leaving the right free to transcribe, and ... JAMES MERRILL MERRILL MARKOE Get the best people and train them well. CHARLES MERRILL MERRILL MARKOE MERRILL MARKOE John is seen as a hard worker. He's really a low-key person. He's not a person that's been very cont... BRUCE MERRILL This whole education fight is clearly a proxy for the immigration debate. A lot of people here feel ... BRUCE MERRILL It is undoubtedly the biggest issue for this year. In my own work, it's clearly coming out as the ma... BRUCE MERRILL Conservative Democrats don't feel any different from conservative Republicans. BRUCE MERRILL Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade? BOB MERRILL It seemed so obvious that abusing the power of the page, and that was a phrase that was bandied abou... BOB MERRILL It's not going to affect us much at all. BOB MERRILL We're assuming he's still in the area, ... That's where he's from. BOB MERRILL At least nobody was harmed and he wasn't harmed. He's back. BOB MERRILL Since it was within 24 hours, he may or may not be prosecuted, BOB MERRILL He had gone to a house and knocked on the door and they reported it. BOB MERRILL They'll stay out until we find him, ... And that's standard procedure. BOB MERRILL How much is that doggie in the window? BOB MERRILL It really didn't show they were complying with what the literal terms of the ordinance were. MERRILL FLOOD It's really so depressing to be still listed in the Social Register after all the acting I'v... DINA MERRILL Even if it eases traffic (congestion on U.S. 41) only a little, if you lived here you'd be happy wit... ROBERT MERRILL I don't make a lot of noise on the field. I'm aggressive, and I try to get the job done. ROBERT MERRILL While I understand how high the stakes are for each competing format, with all the delays and confus... ROBERT MERRILL If you think you've hit a false note, sing loud. When in doubt, sing loud. ROBERT MERRILL Though financial stocks rebounded Friday following a punishing several days, we think investors shou... MERRILL LYNCH Where it is economically feasible, we do whatever we can to get 'nonperforming' loans re-performing. BILL MERRILL Financially, there might be reason behind the madness. MERRILL LYNCH We believe this configuration has lasted so long it may be having a beguiling effect on the market. ... MERRILL LYNCH We are pleased that the Supreme Court ruled in our favor. The fact that the court was unanimous conf... MERRILL LYNCH Any reading at or above 61 percent generates 'sell' signals, whereas any reading at or below 50 perc... MERRILL LYNCH MERRILL MARKOE The basic idea is to help people find the food that best suits their needs and their preferences. DAVID MERRILL They aren't all cookie-cutter versions of one another. There's a lot of diverse aspects between each... BILL MERRILL I think I'll be alright. I was able to make it through the first one. DEBBIE MERRILL Our intermediate-term 'strong buy' rating for Intel stands -- first-quarter PC inventory rebuild sho... MERRILL LYNCH MERRILL MARKOE Roberts is much more inclined toward a posture of judicial restraint than she [O'Connor] was--judici... THOMAS MERRILL Gay people are really getting taxation without representation. I have no intention of paying taxes b... CHARLES MERRILL When in doubt, sing loud ROBERT MERRILL I felt I was painting with a Popsicle. ROBERT MERRILL keeper of the flame. ROBERT MERRILL You have to pray and stay positive and do everything positive. ROBERT MERRILL We believe Asia Global Crossing is well positioned to become the first truly pan-Asian network servi... MERRILL LYNCH Any young person who has studied Heidegger; or seen Ionesco's 'plays'; or listened to the 'music' of... RON MERRILL It would really wake up the Congress and Senate. You can't just make laws against people and not exp... CHARLES MERRILL She was from a privileged background and we paid a tremendous amount of taxes over the years. I know... CHARLES MERRILL If you die and leave property to your partner, you're taxed on it as if you left it to a stranger. Y... CHARLES MERRILL I have no intention of paying taxes because my partner are considered second-class citizens due to l... CHARLES MERRILL I have a lot of inner resource and I'm sure you could read and study in jail. Of course, all of this... CHARLES MERRILL MERRILL MARKOE Jessica and I were really aggressive. Our teammates were looking for us and throwing it over the top... DEBBIE MERRILL Jessica is such a great player and draws so much attention, I was just wide open underneath and I ju... DEBBIE MERRILL It's different playing without Jess. Everybody else has to step up. DEBBIE MERRILL Since this was my last year, I really wanted to go out with a bang. This was really big for me. DEBBIE MERRILL We were definitely all over the place on defense. Defense just sparks our offense so many times. I d... DEBBIE MERRILL Jess is calling for the ball more and we know if we get her established then it opens things up for ... DEBBIE MERRILL I?m just trying to let the game come to me. In practice, I shoot the ball non-stop. I get into a gam... DEBBIE MERRILL She takes the pressure off. One, she?s so big and so long. It?s just so easy to find her. It?s easy ... DEBBIE MERRILL It was really frustrating for the first five minutes of the game. I just felt we couldn't get into a... DEBBIE MERRILL Tonight was a better night for me. I just have to practice more and play like I did tonight. DEBBIE MERRILL Generally speaking, our thoughts are that more money is not the answer to our education problems. DENVER MERRILL We hope we can get someone in office who is open to new ideas. DENVER MERRILL All of us are smarter than any of us. DOUGLAS MERRILL We are looking forward to a long relationship with ASU and hope to make a positive contribution to t... DOUGLAS MERRILL We wanted a location where we could be close to a bunch of great, talented people. DOUGLAS MERRILL We're taking on people who have technical skills who also fit our culture and are excited about our ... DOUGLAS MERRILL We had interaction with so many people: governor's office, mayors, economic development councils. We... DOUGLAS MERRILL Lower refinery utilization is contributing to a build-up in crude oil, but reducing the oversupply i... MERRILL LYNCH Well, each person sets their own preferences. The most important idea is that people can choose what... DAVID MERRILL There's a lot of information online about physical things. I'm trying to figure out ways to access i... DAVID MERRILL Our service is open to anyone looking for employment or improved employment. FRANK MERRILL It's about what they need to do to sell themselves. Most young people are very shy. A little bit of ... FRANK MERRILL I like working with kids. Nothing frustrates me more than a young person with all the good intention... FRANK MERRILL A smile should be the most important thing you put on before an interview. Even before you answer th... FRANK MERRILL What I am most concerned about is that there are some people seeking employment who don't always pre... FRANK MERRILL When we got everybody out we had men at the end of each road to make sure nobody got in because ever... FRANK MERRILL I think everybody in town lost their car. There was no insurance coverage for flood damage to cars a... FRANK MERRILL We will still be working on finding the right combinations against Edward Little. It is their first ... HEATHER MERRILL Samantha gives us so much confidence when we have her out in front of the net. She also has the abil... HEATHER MERRILL Everyone has adjusted real well. This is a very smart, athletic team that has really picked up the g... HEATHER MERRILL Silence can always be broken by the sound
MERRILL MOORE I think athletics makes higher profits than almost any other industry. I think athletics makes highe... JOYCE MERRILL I voted against because they're asking us to subsidize a higher percentage than they've done in any ... JOYCE MERRILL That's very impressive with the competition. I'm very proud of both of them. MATT MERRILL We want to show (Barbour) and FEMA and everybody else that bureaucracy won't stand in our way. MERRILL OSMOND Since the hurricane, the size of the choir has doubled; workers are showing up who had not been in c... MERRILL OSTER Women often have atypical symptoms of heart attacks when compared to men. NANCY MERRILL WILLIAM P. MERRILL WILLIAM P. MERRILL Mr. Ware has no right to discharge any of his laborers on account of their political opinion. CHARLES E. MERRILL If Mr. Ware does not want republican laborers on his plantation, let him pay them in full for the ti... CHARLES E. MERRILL We need a renaissance of wonder. We need to renew, in our hearts and in our souls, the deathless dre... E. MERRILL ROOT For any business, 10 years is a significant milestone. We are gratified with our hard-earned success... MERRILL W. SHERMAN If he wants their labor, let them go to work, without regard to politics. CHARLES E. MERRILL Richie Rich, Keoki, Amanda LaPore are really successful. They've joined the culture at large. JAMES ST. JAMES I came to NYU to study experimental theater. Shortly thereafter, I was featured in a 'Newsweek&#... JAMES ST. JAMES The true nature of evil is that it is so very casual. JAMES ST. JAMES Why, oh why, must we always go through pigs to get our truffles? JAMES ST. JAMES I would go to the all-night grocery store and pretend that I was at Studio 54 because it was the onl... JAMES ST. JAMES We danced on the lip of the volcano, so to speak. We were young, too. And New York was still a big, ... JAMES ST. JAMES I'll always be a party monster. I'll always love getting dressed up. JAMES ST. JAMES As for my identity within the context of New York nightlife? I left in the '90s, so I'm not ... JAMES ST. JAMES I was definitely the oddball freak show in school. JAMES ST. JAMES When my trust fund ran out, I panicked. I have a lot of admiration for the kids who come to the big ... JAMES ST. JAMES I think that when you are a teenager, it's the smartest you will ever be in your life. Teenagers... JAMES ST. JAMES Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big. JAMES ST. JAMES There are people who have too much space between their ears, and given the time, do nothing but free... JAMES ST. JAMES War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations. JAMES BLUNT JAMES MONROE JAMES LANKFORD JAMES MCBRIDE KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES KEVIN JAMES JAMES DASHNER JAMES WAN WILLIAM JAMES JAMES THOMSON JAMES THOMSON JAMES THOMSON JAMES THOMSON JAMES THOMSON JAMES THOMSON JAMES THOMSON ETTA JAMES Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a... JAMES ROUSE Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but use it to see what you... JAMES GALWAY JAMES CALLAGHAN A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. JAMES KELLER JAMES CORDEN LEBRON JAMES LILY JAMES If you look in real life, it is very hard to describe people as good people, bad people, heroes or v... LENNIE JAMES JAMES BROWN The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply ... JAMES NAISMITH LEBRON JAMES WILLIAM JAMES See, the thing that bothers me with young actors, young actors of color specifically, is that they s... JAMES AVERY JAMES TAYLOR JAMES FRANCO JAMES HILLMAN JAMES HILLMAN JAMES DYSON WILLIAM JAMES To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and ... JAMES BUCHANAN JAMES ALLEN JAMES WOLCOTT JAMES MONROE We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed ... THEO JAMES JAMES BELUSHI JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN JAMES DEAN KEVIN JAMES JAMES WOODS I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous p... JAMES HIBBERD WILLIAM JAMES JAMES HOWE
I had always been fascinated with Napoleon because he was a self-made emperor; Victor Hugo said, ... 
I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was h... 
I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers s... 
What I don't like about Washington, if we say one syllable or one sentence, or this guy said som... 
On my daughter's first day of kindergarten, another mom said something that made me realize I ha... 
I feel, first of all, very privileged that these people think enough of me that they made me commiss... 
The stories my pupils told me were astonishing. One told how he had witnessed his cousin being shot ... 
Hugo attacked me." Clary tried not to wince as the astringent liquid stung her wounds.
I don't think I'm turning back the clock by doing these old tunes. I love rock and roll and ... 
Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Y... 
You think I'm a fool?" demanded Harry.
There's an old adage about speakers: You won't remember what they said, but you'll never... 
Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, 'We would like to pub... 
We were at a beach one summer, and I had a bathing suit on. My wife looked at me and said: 'Boy,... 
Honestly, I don't listen to nobody else's music but my own. It's kind of like sports to ... 
I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don't drink. Then another fella sa... 
In France, in Europe, the young artists of any generation always act as grandsons of some great man ... 
I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it&... 
I don't believe war is a way to solve problems. I think it's wrong. I don't have respect... 
There aren't any real dumb people in my voices. It's always irritated me about Hollywood dia... 
Wrong?
For me, 'The Social Network' isn't about Facebook. It certainly isn't about how peop... 
People who don't like me talk about it as though I'm trash because I have tattoos. I find th... 
You can't learn to write in college. It's a very bad place for writers because the teachers ... 
It's nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren't the ones Tom Hanks wipes his butt... 
I was 'impressed' by Hugh Jackman for five seconds the first time I met him, but as soon as ... 
I always hated when the studios just kind of said that anybody can act. You look at people like Spen... 
After about five hours of pushing, my midwife and my birthing assistant said, 'You know, we have... 
If somebody had said to me in June or July of 1987, 'We'd like you to become chairman of the... 
I think mental illness or madness can be an escape also. People don't develop a mental illness b... 
I don't think a reporter necessarily becomes an arm of law enforcement. I think a reporter is li... 
If my grandchildren were to look at me and say, 'You were aware species were disappearing and yo... 
Dick Cheney said he was running again. He said his health was fine, 'I've got a doctor with ... 
I think that people like Bloomberg, they're complete thugs. No question about it. But on the oth... 
They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'... 
One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any e... 
People don't understand how much influence they can actually have on a writer, how much a writer... 
This is the great thing about Northern Ireland. I walk down the street and people stop me and say th... 
He took his own saber by the blade and handed it to Alek, pommel first, as if offering it to a victo... 
George Bush, Dick Cheney, every one of the speakers praised John Kerry's war record. No one said... 
I will forever be a Bond. It's a small group of men who've made this role. Someone said, Mor... 
'East of Eden' is an important story for me. It's about a kid that's misunderstood a... 
As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being... 
If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, wh... 
Every year there's five cop shows, five medical shows and five 'Law & Orders,' but w... 
Some people are really proud of me, and some don't like it. I don't really know what to tell... 
I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn't think that was part of my makeup... 
It was David McCullough's 'The Johnstown Flood' that lit my imagination as to how I migh... 
I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't th... 
Back in the day, if someone said that hip hop and rap was a fad, that was a joke to me because they ... 
It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all of your annoying habits are gone. 
Beware the old man in young guy's clothes. If he's over 35 and comes to pick you up looking ... 
Maybe this is kind of cliche, but animals, well, dogs, are what I do for a living. One reason I like... 
Respectable men and women content with good and easy living are missing some of the most important t... 
Respectable men and women content with good and easy living are missing someof the most important th... 
National honor is the national property of the highest value. 
Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treat... 
People don't realize you're blowing over changes, time changes, harmony, different keys. I m... 
From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started openi... 
Every time I do a movie where it gets physical, I say never again. 
I really wasn't a class clown. 
You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it&... 
It's pretty scary to know how quickly time flies. 
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common ha... 
Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves. 
'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it. 
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on. 
I sometimes have an over-confidence that can be viewed as arrogance. 
You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing,... 
In regards to your love life, you're just entering into a whole of pain if you talk about it. If... 
My expectations of other people, I double them on myself. 
But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner. 
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. 
I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with othe... 
I don't need a vacation in the traditional sense, like I would if I had a job I hated. 
I see happiness as a by-product. I don't think you can pursue happiness. I think that phrase is ... 
The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world,... 
Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that. 
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, ... 
The days when the words 'Hollywood actor' framed Ronald Reagan like bunny fingers as an ID t... 
In the old days, you would have one lawyer to handle everything: speeding tickets, buying a house, c... 
An actor should be judged by his performance only. 
I think the one thing this picture shows that's new is the psychological disproportion of the ki... 
To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this grea... 
The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why... 
Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew th... 