George William Russell Quotes
No leader, however great a personality he may be, is as important to a people as their own intellectual development.

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When you look at the roles I've done and the roles coming up, they're all strong. I guess I'm more drawn to that than that kind of submissive role females can be categorised as.
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In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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I'm a bubbling brew of emotions, but mostly, I'm an optimistic person.
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I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.
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I just have a harder time, I think, feeling close to people without self consciousness.
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For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it comes out in the songs that I'm writing.
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I think hallucinations need to be discussed. There are all sorts of hallucinations, and then many sorts which are okay, like the ones I think which most of us have in bed at night before we fall asleep, when we can see all sorts of patterns or faces and scenes.
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I'm not at the hoarder stage, but there are two or three storage units here and there. I have things that a lot of people put a lot of heart and soul into, a lot of mental energy. I'm good at keeping those things. When it comes to pop culture, as you move through this fast lane, you wonder where it all goes and how you can hold onto it.
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I would love to spend a year living in New York; I've wanted to do that since I was 18. I'll be really disappointed if I'm 50 and haven't done something like that.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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I love a challenge, and I love challenging people's preconceptions.
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Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.
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It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very nice people.
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Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle.
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When people are struggling, that's a painful place to be in, to not know who you are and where you belong and what you desire.
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You know what’s the real fight, the real money fight. It’s me
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Did you ever build a castle in the Air? Here is one, brought down to earth and fixed for the wonder of ages.
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It's important for the coach when you arrive to understand the players and to understand every single player's strength and their weakness.
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I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid, that it's important to understand what it means to be a small fish in a big pond.
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The attitude of the business community towards investment in Austria and Germany has always been positive, as both the countries have earned their reputation as countries with a consistent economic environment.
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Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety.
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No leader, however great a personality he may be, is as important to a people as their own intellectual development.