To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature.
“light up a lifetime” conveys the idea that hope can have a lasting, life-altering impact.
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To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature.
Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
Right now there should be a moratorium on the cutting down of old growth in this country. That is a small thing to ask at this point. There is only four percent of old growth left. Ninety-six percent of it has been cut down.
Give me your trust and confidence, knowing that what I seek is for the good of Fiji, for the good of us all.
But when it came to jamming and writing songs like we used to, we realized Brandon was a huge spirit in the band. Who knew? It was just something we had to learn.
We oppose the reactionary policies of the U.S. government but we do not oppose the American people. We want to have many good friends in the United States.
When you find something where you can give people a message and still make it an exciting movie, you get very, very excited about something. You probably even work harder than you normally do.
Hollywood has an obligation to watch what they put out there. Kids do imitate what they see – good or bad.
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
Man’s real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
When you go to meetings or auditions and you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It is simple but true.
Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist.
You’ve got to hang on to who you are, what you are. Don’t let anyone take it from you.
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.
Now that I look back, I realize that a life predicated on being obedient and taking orders is a very comfortable life indeed. Living in such a way reduces to a minimum one’s need to think.
Life is short. Ricky and I realize how lucky we were. We want to be together all the time.
She is Cuba. If you want to love her, you have to be with her, but you can’t be with her in her current state. It’s the point of view of all exiles – you have to leave the thing you cherish most.
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