Henry Kissinger Quotes
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.
Quotes to Explore
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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The 'Agent X' set was never boring. During the first few days, I had to adjust to the loud noise on set, which included gun shots and explosions. After we finished filming the season, I realized I missed hearing all the noise and driving on empty freeways.
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I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
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I'm probably proudest of being able to lift a lot of us out of the 'hood. That's the biggest thing, that I've been able to employ a lot of people and give them opportunities.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter.
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Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
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You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know why people are interested in me anyway. If I had my way, I would rather exist in a little hole and not speak to anyone.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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Before I was ever a poet, my father was writing poems about me, so it was a turning of the tables when I became a poet and started answering, speaking back to his poems in ways that I had not before.
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The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.
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There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the starting what was first called jazz rock in 1967 when I started my first band, later became jazz fusion by the 1970s.
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When I'm 80 years old, I don't know what I want to be remembered for.
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I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face.
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I get all these loser preps coming up to me asking for autographs and all this crap, and I really want to tell them, 'My music is not for people like you!
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God has created you and be proud of it. Don't hide from your age. Don't lie about it. Don't be ashamed of it and don't let nobody make you feel ashamed because you're aging in the world. It's a privilege. God has blessed you. Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney, they'll never know what it's like to be 60. They'll never know that.
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Remind yourself that the greatest technique for bringing peace into your life is to always choose being kind when you have a choice between being right or being kind.
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I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.
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Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.
