Hermann Hesse Quotes
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I adore America. It's an extraordinary country. A new country.
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I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.
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If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed.
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I am going to enjoy some other things apart from business.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became swept up in the glamour of the sexual revolution.
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The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
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I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.
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Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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I am musical and I enjoy theatre, but I never wanted to just do theatre. I always wanted to go into film. I love film. I loved growing up in the theatre, but I always wanted to do film all along. But, I still pursue music separately.
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I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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In the age of cellphone cameras, everybody thinks of themselves as a tracker.
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I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
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I'm not really frightened by experimenting - that's the main thing. I really like mixing very old beautiful pieces that are from thrift shops or that have some historical value with quite new futuristic things.
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I hate sets. I've always hated sets. I think that if you have a dining room set, break it up!
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Having a great idea is important. But having a great team is also important.
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I can think. I can wait. I can fast.
