Harry Connick, Jr. Quotes
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Stories are like that. Like cities, they are built on the stones and bones of the past.
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Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.
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I'm pretty hard on myself in general.
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Usually Mexico, or always Mexico has defended itself and its territory.
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You've got no chance of reaching the top if you're just playing for money.
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I hate politics. What they say and what they do is completely different.
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We are the rebels asking for the storm, and believing that truth is only to be found in an endless search. If the 'World Spirit' touches you, do not expect that it will be painless.
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I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people. I know where it comes from when someone is trying to suppress someone else, sometimes they fight back.
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I think Hong Kong's ballet audience is very sophisticated in the sense that they are able to find the beauty in good performances.
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The social revolution has been slow in reaching our country. We have been exempt, not because we had solved the problems, but because we had not yet confronted them.
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The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul erosion produced by high gambling - a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension - becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it.
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The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.
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Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.
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China might seem quite successful in its controls, but it has only raised the water level. It’s like building a dam: it thinks there is more water so it will build higher. But every drop of water is still in there. It doesn’t understand how to let the pressure out. It builds up a way to maintain control and push the problem to the next generation.
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Un magnanimo cor morte non prezza,Presta o tarda che sia, pur che ben muora.
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I give my heart for this sport. I give my leg for this sport. I give my time for my family for this sport.
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The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books.
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Gossip. The more you talk about why people do things, the more ideas you have about how the world works.
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Comedy and politics have a lot in common. Both are great ways to pick up chicks - just look at Governor Spitzer. Or Ellen Degeneres. Both require spending time on the road meeting strangers who often have the desire to throw things at you. Both are difficult, if not impossible, to do all alone. And both rely heavily on personality.
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Look, you have to make mistakes. That's how you learn and that's how the world works.
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People think children's books are about teddy bears and little flowers. I realize people sometimes don't know what to do with my books because they say, 'Is it a children's book, and what age group?'
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We're always doing a lot of user studies on health and safety. We take it super seriously. But if you look back at the history of most new big technology breakthroughs, there is some element of controversy around what impact is it going to have.
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While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community.
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I'm a musician. Anything I've done as an actor has come from that.
