Michael D. Higgins Quotes

Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe.

Michael D. Higgins

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LeadershipIntegrityHeartCourage

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.

John Boyd Orr

KnowledgeSocietyNewCivilization

I'm very comfortable being at home and keeping my head down, really. It's nice being invited to night clubs and stuff, which is nice once in a while, but I prefer to kind of keep to myself.

Matthew Lewis

HomeMyselfNightDownNiceKind

Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis.

Andy Gibb

GuitarYouPlayStageCrowdOnly

Classical stuff takes a lot of rehearsal time and preparation, but with stuff that involves improvisation, you can over-rehearse it and it gets stale. You don't want it to be too comfortable. In fact, a good sound check, a good rehearsal usually means a bad performance.

John Zorn

GoodTimePreparationPerformance

I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition.

Mercedes McCambridge

LiveDeathChooseI CanInsanity

Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Rumi

SadYouLoseAnythingRoundForm

The people behind me are the people behind Aristide. They are just looking for better days.

Michel Martelly

PeopleMeLookingBetterDaysJust

I went to a boarding school with a strong Maori tradition, where we were taught all about the haka.

Jonah Lomu

SchoolStrongTraditionWhereTaught

I lived in Koreatown for five years, and I lived blocks away from about seven karaoke bars.

David Walton

YearsLivedAwayKaraokeFiveSeven

I've had some interesting roles along the way, but they tend to be cause-driven. They're always about something. There isn't time for character work as an actor because you're fighting the cause or mourning the child or fighting the disease, etc.

Bonnie Bedelia

WorkCharacterTimeChildFighting

All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.

Alice Walker

HistoryWorldInjusticeLevelSome

I have to say that it's fun to write for young girls, and it's exciting to know that we're influencing them and they're looking at us like, 'I want to grow up and be like them.' I mean, I just made up the person saying that.

Nikki Glaser

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