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Stephane Hessel Quotes

My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life.

Stephane Hessel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: diplomat
Nationality: french
Birth: October 20, 1917 - February 26, 2013

Topics

Life Mother Happy Me Be Happy You

My entrepreneurial spirit happened all day long because I got to think of things that kids would interact with. I was in front of my customers for 6-8 hours a day. I got to see what they like, what they don't like, what they connected with, and most importantly, did they learn something from this?

Day Think Learn Long Connected See

I'm me. I can't put on airs. I'm not a phony. I know the way I am hurts me more times than it helps. But somehow it's all tied up with my integrity, and my integrity is the last thing I'm going to let you take from me.

Integrity I Am Me You Know Way

I'm not a great lover of Madonna's voice. She's done very well with what she's got, and I'm sure my voice turns her right off, but she's not my favourite singer.

Great Voice Done She Right Singer

In writing fiction, I can be free. I can use my life. The raw material is my experiences.

Life Writing Free My Life I Can Raw

If it wasn't for Al Kooper, there might not be a Lynyrd Skynyrd. He's the one who found us at Pinocchio's in Atlanta, Georgia, and signed us to Sounds Of The South through MCA, brought the band to attention.

Johnny Van Zant

Attention Atlanta Band Georgia Us

I love the art of filmmaking very much in all aspects.

Love Art Filmmaking Much Very

I work at home but average 15,000 to 18,000 miles per year on my Honda.

Work Home Year Average Miles Honda

Bands like Culture Club and artists like me, you tend to concentrate on the live arena because that's where you can be your most authentic. That's where you have the most power.

Live Power Culture Me You Club

My biggest deal is I just want to do my job.

Job Want Deal Just Biggest

We're just kinda surviving at a very comfortable level.

Comfortable Surviving Level Just

Historically, over the last two or three hundred years, the relationship that we've had with money as a society - having money, talking about money - has been a little bit of a shameful thing. Splashing money about is clearly wrong, but there's nothing wrong about giving it back.

Relationship Money Society Talking

So I built my entire career in the United States and that's why it feels like I'm an American actor.

Anthony LaPaglia

American Career Why Actor United

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