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.
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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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Enjoy every sandwich.
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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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I don't smoke pot. I never liked it.
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It doesn't matter how far you might rise. At some point you are bound to stumble because if you’re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar. If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher the law of averages not to mention the Myth of Icarus predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do I want you to know this, remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.
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What does not kill me makes me stronger.
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My own experience, though, as a business executive and as a governor, tells me that businesses are interested in a lot more than a low tax rate when they decide where to locate.
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Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.
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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.
