Alexander Lowen Quotes
The feeling of love is a rich feeling, but the expression of love in word or deed is a joy.
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.
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Well, of course I think people can be forgiven. But our justice system is not set up to dispense forgiveness. You can go to the local priest for that.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would happen if you had a similar character, who was so relentlessly questioning of everything? In a modern society, would we be any more or any less tolerant of that kind of character?
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.
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Be happy that you're growing older, that you're maturing, that you're smarter, that you're wiser.
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It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are.
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I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.
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In my cranky old age, I actually prefer recording alone now, on 'The Simpsons,' for example, because I find that the director can just focus on what I'm doing and I can do a lot of variations. A lot of times, when I record with a group, I'll stay after class for another hour or two.
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
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I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.
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Southern women can say more with a cut of their eyes than a whole debate club’s worth of speeches.
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I do not know if I really am a big star. And in fact that is not the most important thing for me. What counts in life is to bring about more of your own dreams. In such a way that your life becomes like a fairy tale. This is what has happened to me, it is just like that.
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Love is the greatest advantage a parent can give.
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The Philippines is where the love is.
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The feeling of love is a rich feeling, but the expression of love in word or deed is a joy.
