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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Sexuality is an expression of our spirituality. Sex makes you get real.
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The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet.
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It's important that the drivers stay together, because in difficult moments we have each other. If we are not together the financial and political interests of the organisers and constructors come to the fore.
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'Is there anyone or anything in this city which can’t be bought?' I said, slipping him a note.'Yeah,' the man said, laughing quietly. 'But I’m not it.'
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People who chase after ever greater wealth without taking the time to enjoy it are like hungry people who are forever cooking but never sit down to eat.
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No leader, however great a personality he may be, is as important to a people as their own intellectual development.
