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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The character of the victim has always something to do with his or her murder.
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In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'
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The important thing is not to know who 'I' is or what 'I' is. You'll never succeed. There are no words for it. The important thing is to drop the labels.
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As a memoirist, I may claim to write the easier-to-remember things, but I could also just be writing to sweep them away. 'Don't bother me about my past,' I'll say, 'It's out in paperback now.'
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I may be permitted, kind reader, to doubt whether you have ever been enclosed in a glass bottle, unless some vivid dream has teased you with such magical mishaps.
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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!
