Lafcadio Hearn Quotes
My friends are much more dangerous than my enemies. These latter – with infinite subtlety – spin webs to keep me out of places where I hate to go, – and tell stories of me to people whom it would be vanity and vexation to meet; – and they help me so much by their unconscious aid that I almost love them.Lafcadio Hearn
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
Ingrid Newkirk -
Life in California is beautiful.
Oscar Nunez -
My neighbors think I do nothing because I don't go to a job, which is fine and good.
Rachel Kushner -
If you want to do interesting software, you have to have a bunch of people do it, because the amount of software that one person can do isn't that interesting.
Nathan Myhrvold -
Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
Sam Graves -
People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
Tadashi Yanai
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With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam -
I'm just someone who marvels at God.
Vera Farmiga -
There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
T. D. Jakes -
Chavez made a compete fool of himself in front of the entire world while giving the U.N. a black eye. But the real losers are the Venezuelan people who have to put up with this unstable character every day.
J. D. Hayworth -
When I was a kid, I thought it was tough.
Idris Elba -
Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
Orlando Bloom
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I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
Karl Marlantes -
There are a lot of people who consider themselves 'spiritual,' but that can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I don't really talk about it that often, because there's too much talk in the world. Especially with Christians, there's more proselytizing than there is actual living proof of it. That's kind of sad.
Zachary Levi -
Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.
Salvatore J. Cordileone -
Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
Oprah Winfrey -
I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
B. B. King -
Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
Gary Hamel
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The most important thing is to preserve the world we live in. Unless people understand and learn about our world, habitats, and animals, they won't understand that if we don't protect those habitats, we'll eventually destroy ourselves.
Jack Hanna -
I'm usually writing or producing for other people. I'm like Burger King most of the time; I let people have it their way like "You want it like this? I'll give it to you like this."
Warryn Campbell -
My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.
Buffalo Bill -
I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.
Maya Angelou -
I'm a child of that, the 'Bonnie and Clyde' to 'Raging Bull' period, you know. Those are the films that heightened my interest in acting and movies and everything.
Jim Broadbent -
My friends are much more dangerous than my enemies. These latter – with infinite subtlety – spin webs to keep me out of places where I hate to go, – and tell stories of me to people whom it would be vanity and vexation to meet; – and they help me so much by their unconscious aid that I almost love them.
Lafcadio Hearn