Alexander Herrmann Quotes
The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people. Whatever mystifies, excites curiosity; whatever in turn baffles this curiosity, works the marvelous.
Quotes to Explore
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
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I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
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As a very young writer - kindergarten through about fifth grade - I most often wrote about black characters. My very early stories were science fiction and fantasy, with kids stowing away on spaceships and a girl named Tilly who was trying to get into the 'Guinness Book of World Records.'
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I don't hit it as far as a lot of guys do, so I have to be in the right spot in the fairway to score, and that means driving it well. The two biggest keys for me are to make a good transition and to keep my hands ahead of the clubhead through impact. I want to feel as if my swing is two swings: one going back and another coming down.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.
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I'm disappointed that I really haven't been able to race in a way that is reflective of the amount of work that I have done and how I have trained. But I don't regret giving this a go.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the major achievement of President Obama's first term.
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It didn't occur to me that it was possible to breathe life into Abraham Lincoln.
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Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them.
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Form follows beauty.
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'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.
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That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it.
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I don't wanna' wonder whether you love me I don't wanna' wonder whether you care
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May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And my love, Goodbye.
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I'm involved in a different kind of campaign myself - to make sure that the climate crisis is the number one issue on the agenda of candidates in both parties. And I know that sounds like an unrealistic goal right now, but I will wager that by the time the elections of November 2008 come around, it will be the number one issue in both parties.
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Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
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The television and film business has never really been kind or compassionate, in general.
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My job is quite suitable for full-time mothering.
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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
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The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me.
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The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people. Whatever mystifies, excites curiosity; whatever in turn baffles this curiosity, works the marvelous.
