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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As more wealth and political power is amassed - as bitcoins rise in value - Congress and various lobbying groups will be influenced to an ever greater extent by the interests of Bitcoin owners who - in turn - will lobby to keep the Internet and Bitcoin alive and growing.
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Though one cannot always Remember exactly why one has been happy, There is no forgetting that one was.
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Film wise, I invariably look at my work and reckon I could have done it better. I'm also conscious that I'm in a profession where we get more praise than we should compared to the usefulness of what we do.
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Stuntwork... once, I've really only done one thing, which is take a punch and transport myself into the air onto a mat.
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No man who values originality will ever be original. But try to tell the truth as you see it, try to do any bit of work as well as it can be done for the work's sake, and what men call originality will come unsought.
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I'm a musician. Anything I've done as an actor has come from that.
