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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Religion is not something separate and apart from ordinary life. It is life - life of every kind viewed from the standpoint of meaning and purpose: life lived in the fuller awareness of its human quality and spiritual significance.
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I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.
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Develop a benovolent world view;look for the good in the people and circumstances around you.
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It definitely takes a fair bit of experience to know what's the right kind of wave and which is the wrong wave.
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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.
