James Stephens Quotes
To work is nothing; the king on his throne, the priest kneeling before the Holy Altar, all people in all places had to work, but no person at all need be a servant.
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I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get that, and go for the simple songs, but I prefer something a bit more complicated, which is more meaningful to the creator.
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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I have a great sensitivity to kids. I have a great sensitivity to the people that fall between the cracks.
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It's hard to give advice. There are so many people, how do you give major advice to a group of people, it's very presumptuous.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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You aren't your work, your accomplishments, your possessions, your home, your family... your anything. You're a creation of your Source, dressed in a physical human body intended to experience and enjoy life on Earth.
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I've never been all that interested or aware of what people are thinking about me or saying about me. I think that has kept me safest and sanest.
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I gave up school. I gave up a really, really good job. I gave up a lot of stuff. I cut a lot of people out of my life so I could just focus on my fighting dreams.
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The biggest danger for any organism is to not identify that it's being threatened. I want to hope that people realize that the source of danger and risk in the Middle East is not the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but the deep radical Islamic vision of forming a global caliphate.
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I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character.
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I want to work with different people, and I would like to work in different places.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.
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I really wanted to work and become independent.
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I had no luck when I started out as a model. I keep telling people that it's the only career in the world that you can't choose for yourself - you have to be chosen.
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I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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Houston's one of the most diverse urban areas in the entire country, and most people here are really proud of that.
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I never liked the idea of taking a photo just for yourself - I think everything is better when shared.
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Give me a story that just makes me unreasonably vigilant. Keep me up till five only because all your stars are out, and for no other reason.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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It's the cross-training that's key. It doesn't let your body adapt to one stimulus too much and it keeps your workouts exciting.
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I don't think there's any substitute for experience.
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To work is nothing; the king on his throne, the priest kneeling before the Holy Altar, all people in all places had to work, but no person at all need be a servant.
