Lafcadio Hearn Quotes
No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, until he has a child and loves it. And then the whole universe changes and nothing will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before.
Quotes to Explore
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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.
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I am a proud Zionist. I can tell you about every blossom that grows in this land. I know the history and the Bible.
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Craig Newmark looks like the kind of guy who would help you move your apartment, sell your furniture, get a job, or help you find that cute girl you saw on the subway.
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We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.
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Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman.
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I'm continuing to learn more about music - it's an ocean, and you can never really say that you know everything. I'm grateful that I'm still living and making music among the greats.
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What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.
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With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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As cliched as it sounds, I'm taking every day as it comes.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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I use more makeup now then I did before. I didn't use to wear really that much, and I didn't know how to do makeup, but now I know how to do it a bit more. I can do eyes and makeup in general more. I do like my own lipstick as well.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.
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You shouldn't put your hands on a woman. Simple as that.
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Men don't avoid successful women because they're jealous; they often do it to avoid being in competition with her next job promotion.
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Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
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When I am in London, all I do is mix with other people in the arts.
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I'm tired of people screaming about price and forgetting about the content.
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Every company, large and small, has an impact on health.
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No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, until he has a child and loves it. And then the whole universe changes and nothing will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before.
