H. P. Lovecraft Quotes
If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his callousness can remain sane to the hideous end!
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A pitcher is only as good as his legs.
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There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
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You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself.
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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.
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I don't start with a list of historical scenes that I want to include in the book. At a certain point, the narrative totally takes over, and everything that I include I can only incorporate if it answers to the internal terms of the novel.
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Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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As soon as someone finds out something you're insecure about or that bothers you, they will use that against you, which is awful.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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Success is the sweetest revenge.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
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The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
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When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he didn't think I would amount to anything. My mother also.
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I was crazy about Heath. And his blood. Erik was an amazing guy who I really, really liked. Loren was completely delicious. Jeesh, I sucked." - Zoey Redbird (Ch 20)
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Everyone is trying to reach for their own stars, and all of those stars aren’t light-years away. They are as close as our job, our family, our children, our next-door neighbors and our good friends.
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On a highway in a moving automobile. I wasn't driving. It worked out quite well, but I don't know how it did. I was young and stupid.
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If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his callousness can remain sane to the hideous end!
