William Hazlitt Quotes
True friendship is self-love at second hand; where, as in a flattering mirror we may see our virtues magnified and our errors softened, and where we may fancy our opinion of ourselves confirmed by an impartial and faithful witness.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.
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In Japan, there's a TV series called Jin. It deals with time travel. I like stories about time travel. It's a story about people living in modern day that travel back to the Edo era. Those things really interest me.
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I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.
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Unless you consider yourself some sort of human brand, which I don't, you have to deal with the fact that different people are going to like different aspects of your work. It's not consistent. I am not consistent. But I feel OK with that.
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The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
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I always say you've only got one life to live, and you're not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.
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I'm obsessed with 'Homeland.' It's not even okay.
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Many people are insecure of many people.
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It's possible to train great people, but a person with great training who doesn't have certain characteristics is only going to go so far.
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Some Libertarians argue that Western occupation fans the flames of radical Islam; I agree. But I don't agree that, absent Western occupation, that radical Islam 'goes quietly into that good night.'
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I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go.
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When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.
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The more people know, the more they forgive.
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Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the business. They do business all over the country. Why don't we contract them to do it? See, we should be in certain businesses.
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It was difficult every ten days having a new director. I'm a real collaborator and, as an actor, I want to be directed. It's hard for me to shift gears.
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Memory belongs to the imagination. Human memory is not like a computer which records things; it is part of the imaginative process, on the same terms as invention.
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True friendship is self-love at second hand; where, as in a flattering mirror we may see our virtues magnified and our errors softened, and where we may fancy our opinion of ourselves confirmed by an impartial and faithful witness.
