Claude Vorilhon Quotes
If we have been brought up with the idea that life is for suffering and sacrifice, then of course we would seek death to escape this 'vale of tears'.
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I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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When people asked me what I was going to do when I grow up, I always said, 'I'm going to be a writer. I'm going to write screenplays. I'm going to write books. I'm going to write plays. That's what I'm going to do.'
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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I don't think about my fame very much.
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I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been an Old Line Whig. I have always hated it, but I have always been quiet about it until this new era of the introduction of the Nebraska Bill began.
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
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Sales don't always have anything to do with good or brilliant or original. Sales are about appeal.
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It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity.
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I don't see myself ever selling Republic or AutoNation.
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What I love about 'Midnight Train' is that it's a song about a journey, but the music actually takes you on that journey. It feels like you're moving through the whole song.
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L.A. is so big that if you don't actually live in Hollywood, you might as well be from a different planet.
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I think it is very good for the country, for the world, and especially for the Democrats that Harry Reid is retiring.
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What's beautiful is all that counts, pal. That's all that counts.
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On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego.
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My father was very disappointed by war and fighting. And he thought language could help us out of cycles of revenge and animosity. And so, as a journalist, he always found himself asking lots of questions and trying to gather information. He was always very clear to underscore the fact that Jewish people and Arab people were brother and sister.
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I'm a good example of someone who can come to Hollywood and keep their feet on the ground with all the rock stars, all the drama that goes with being here. It's still important to pump your own gas and to be able to vacuum.
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I grew up in this weird, educationally elite but economically impoverished environment. Total 'Oprah' story.
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I always follow the same idea: Start small and disrupt to create something big.
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Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.
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Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.
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If we have been brought up with the idea that life is for suffering and sacrifice, then of course we would seek death to escape this 'vale of tears'.
