John C. Hawkes Quotes

The only thing that exists is torment, lyricism, and the magnificence of language.

John C. Hawkes

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• People are mean on social media, whoever you are. It's a shame people have to be that way.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • People
  • Media
  • Social Media

• I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He's adopted, though we're still blood related - he's my cousin. My parents couldn't have any more children after me, so when Dad's brother died, they adopted John, then just a baby.

  

  Gary Numan
  • Children
  • Parents
  • Dad

• That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.

  

  Caitlyn Jenner
  • Life
  • World
  • Important

• I was so scared of the water when I was little. I used to grab onto Mum's hand to get out of the pool. I did not even want to shower.

  

  Adam Peaty
  • Want
  • Hand
  • Water

• When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: 'I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I'd be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I'll be happy to.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Mother, get a life!'

  

  Nancy Pelosi
  • Life
  • School
  • May

• I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.

  

  Abby Wambach
  • Think
  • Situation
  • Nothing

• Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Life
  • Help
  • Purpose

• The fellows that I played with encouraged me to bunt and beat the ball out. I was anxious to make good and did as I was told. When I came to Brooklyn, I adopted an altogether different style of hitting. I stood flat-footed at the plate and slugged. That was my natural style.

  

  Zack Wheat
  • Style
  • Natural
  • Played

• I am constantly swimming on the margin, neither 100% American, French, nor Lebanese. I am none of those. I am the result of those three. Sometimes it's an asset: no one can put you in a category. That I do not make typical Lebanese, European or American films does not bother me.

  

  Ziad Doueiri
  • American
  • Films
  • European

• Dark are the paths which a higher hand allows us to traverse here... let us hold fast to the faith that a finer, more sublime solution of the enigmas of earthly life will be present, will become part of us.

  

  Carl Friedrich Gauss
  • Life
  • Faith
  • Hand

• We write dust epitaphs for our vanquished enemies and watch them blow away in the desert wind.

  

  Paolo Bacigalupi
  • Wind
  • Blow
  • Desert

• Business is business. It’s never personal. It can be cruel, it can be ruthless, but it is never personal.

  

  Conor McGregor
  • Business

• I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.

  

  Aleister Crowley
  • Night
  • Faith
  • Morning

• We were terrified that Jones would settle. It was contrary to our purpose of bringing down the president.

  

  Ann Coulter
  • Purpose

• A few years ago, I lost 30 pounds, and people still wanted to criticize. And honestly, I'm happy with myself if I'm a little heavier.

  

  Khloe Kardashian
  • People
  • Happy
  • Lost

• I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prince Charles. He is beyond fashion - he is an archetype of style.

  

  Donatella Versace
  • Real
  • Fashion
  • Style

• We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine.

  

  Dwight L. Moody
  • Light
  • Attention
  • Fire

• Opera is complex for those who perform it, but also for those who listen to it. It takes more time, more patience and more spirit of sacrifice. All this is well worth it because opera offers such deep sensations that they will remain in a heart for a lifetime.

  

  Andrea Bocelli
  • Time
  • Heart
  • Deep

• Honestly, I was a fan before I got the opportunity to be an artist. I was the kind of fan who would stand in line or post a cover video.

  

  Kelsea Ballerini
  • Opportunity

• I'm very lucky that people are able to say, 'Oh, that's that Moody Blues guy!' I'm very fortunate with that. That's all. Without the songs, I think, I'd just be a pretty average karaoke singer. In the end, it comes down to the songs: the strength of the songs.

  

  Justin Hayward The Moody Blues
  • People
  • Guy
  • Pretty

• With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy.

  

  Jonathan Groff
  • Character
  • Empathy

• The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

  

  Steve Jobs
  • Interesting
  • Classes

• For many years, I supported the concept of separate states.

  

  F. W. de Klerk
  • Years
  • States
  • Many

• The only thing that exists is torment, lyricism, and the magnificence of language.

  

  John C. Hawkes