Lafcadio Hearn Quotes
One thing is always wrong-always: to cause suffering in others for the purpose of gratifying one's own pleasures; that is everlastingly wrong.
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I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
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I have one friend that I've had since I was born, and she's from Coatzacoalcos. She's not really impressed or interested in the actor's life. My family isn't really either.
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The film business was a great lesson in business combat and what it takes to survive.
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My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
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I've been playing concerts for many years, and it's still as exciting as it was the first time. I hope that shows when I'm performing.
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I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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We're really blessed that we've been as well received as we have been.
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Good education, housing and jobs are imperatives for the Negroes, and I shall support them in their fight to win these objectives, but I shall tell the Negroes that while these are necessary, they cannot solve the main Negro problem.
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My dad brought 'Clerks' to Sundance 22 years ago, and that's when his career started.
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I don't think I ever really knew the right words to 'Hava Nagilah,' which isn't great for a Jewish singer.
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There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
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Rap is the only interesting music left - it's the only genre that's still pushing itself, and experimenting in a way that I find exciting.
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As President Obama clearly said just a few months ago, China must play by the international rules, the international trading system from which they've benefited so much.
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I like the fact that glass ceilings are breaking all over.
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And, honestly, if somebody wants to criticize me for not being a trainwreck, that's fine with me!
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I would never suggest anyone to stay at a company more than six or seven years. We grow as individuals and the world is moving so fast. Typically, I'll always sell a piece of each of my companies along the way.
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Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us. It is a belief that all humankind are related to each other. Each has a purpose, spirit and sacredness. It is an understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that we will follow these ways. And in this understanding we believe we are related to all other living species.
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Hobgoblins know the proper way to dance: Arms akimbo, loopy legs askew, Leaping into darkness with delight, Lusting for the ecstasy of fright, Open to the charm of horrors new.
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The best fashion accessory is a book.
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Patience may be a virtue, but quitting is an art.
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One thing is always wrong-always: to cause suffering in others for the purpose of gratifying one's own pleasures; that is everlastingly wrong.
