Hermann Hesse Quotes
There was once a man, Harry, called the steppenwolf. He went on two legs, wore clothes and was a human being, but nevertheless he was in reality a wolf of the steppes. He had learned a good deal of all that people of a good intelligence can, and was a fairly clever fellow. What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life.
Quotes to Explore
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.
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Our relationship with Mexico in this regard is unique for us, and in many respects unique in the world.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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I'm just collecting gold presents, which is more fun, actually, than buying gold.
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Cussing ain't for everybody.
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The first job I got was this TV job in this show called 'The Unusuals.' Then I did a play called 'Slipping,' and at the same time I was rehearsing another play at Playwrights Horizons, and that kind of snowballed into a bunch of plays.
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I would rather be the tail of a lion than the head of a mouse.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
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Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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While my mother wanted me to be a musician, I wanted to become an electronic engineer.
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I never forbid myself anything.
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.
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By having a blog, you can make yourself very accessible to your target audience. You can leave comments open on your blog so you can learn exactly what your audience likes about what you're doing with your business and about what they think you should change.
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Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency.
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'Life, Love & Hope' is... I'm thinking 'larger picture.' I'm not trying to preach to anyone. We all get lost and caught up in our everyday problems. Your cellphone doesn't work or you got a parking ticket, you had a bad day at work. You can lose sight of the really important things in life; that's what the song is about.
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With film, it's all about the actor being able to feel the things that the character's feeling. It must do some strange things to your mind. Music I find much easier because you're being honest about where you are as a person.
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I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to come.
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The future is dark, which is the best thing the future can be, I think.
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There was once a man, Harry, called the steppenwolf. He went on two legs, wore clothes and was a human being, but nevertheless he was in reality a wolf of the steppes. He had learned a good deal of all that people of a good intelligence can, and was a fairly clever fellow. What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life.
