Khalil Gibran Quotes
If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.
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Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mother's, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same.
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I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.
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People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I mean, they're playing with the same amount of ferocity. It's not to say all jazz is like that.
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Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
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Laws, like houses, lean on one another.
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Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.
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You know who's messianic? Netanyahu, because he talks that way. And that's a very risky position.
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Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.
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I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.
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I'm just afraid I'm gonna miss it all... being married... being a mother.
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I like every girl. Every kind of girl that there is, I like.
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If your kids want to paint their bedrooms, as a favor to me, let 'em do it.
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I suspect I wasn't loved enough as a child.
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If I had a prayer, it would be this: 'God spare me from the desire for love, approval, and appreciation. Amen.'
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You can drive yourself crazy and tie yourself in knots trying to anticipate what someone's going to like or not like, and doing test screenings and opinion polls. But pay too much mind to that, and you'll wind up with a big pile of mush.
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There are definitely a lot of roles I didn't get based off of the way I look, but I'm not going to let that stop me. I'm going to write stories for myself or work with filmmakers who want to tell stories about real people.
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If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
