James Hillman Quotes
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern.
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I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.
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The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns.
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Once you are a model, you do have to fly a million red-eye flights, and you do have to entertain a different client every single day.
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Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. It's time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us.
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I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
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It's something you dream about, working in Scotland, working in Glasgow, walking down the same streets I used to walk down when I was a drama student, daydreaming about being in an American TV show or doing something that was well known. I guess I sort of pinch myself.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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Throwing money at something doesn't really create - forgive me that onerous word - art.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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No one should ever be forced to choose between food and education, or medicine and shelter when they don't have the resources. It's very unfair.
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We've been a bit too defensive about the European Union rules. We don't want to become protectionist and nationalist in the way we buy things but we think we could do a lot more to promote British business through procurement.
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A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
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My dad was a firefighter for almost 30 years. My mom worked her way up from a secretary to vice president of her own company. They taught me to work hard for everything and take nothing for granted. That's how I play.
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I admit my view of the world is colored by my legal and business experiences at Liberty.
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When you trance out properly, when you're completely in that world, there is no other world, so there's no conflict.
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We need to work on the world so it will not be so oppressive.
