James Hillman Quotes

In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the patient. All of these represent hatred or aggression towards what depression represents in the patient.

James Hillman

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I ran 'Top of the Pops' from the perspective of a DJ. So I would identify the best dancer and the best-dressed audience member and make them part of the show. They were as important as any of the bands.

Jimmy Savile

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At primary school, me and my best friend used to do D.I.Y. assemblies, and we'd do it as many times as we could until we got banned! We used to sing 'Hero' by Mariah Carey; it was, like, my favourite song; we were obsessed with it. We'd do it as a duet, and it's the first I remember performing.

Jess Glynne

FriendHeroBestSchoolMeSong

I will not sit in a room with black people when the N word is used. I know it was meant to belittle a person, so I will not sit there and have that poison put on me. Now a black person can say, 'Oh, you know, I can use this word because I'm black.'

Maya Angelou

PeopleMeBlackYouI CanPerson

I was a very, very careful printer when I used 8-by-10 film. I probably spent more time on printing than anything else. The more the prints were appreciated, the more time I spent on them.

Ruth Bernhard

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I walked along that slippery slope where if you fail through lack of faith, you sell your soul to the devil.

Michelle Shocked

FaithSoulDevilYouFailSell

To call somebody a Jewish composer is obviously redundant.

Mitch Leigh

JewishCallSomebodyRedundant

Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and women.

Lord Kelvin

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On the stage you develop a character that's different from yourself. In a film they're always saying, 'Walk over here. Say this line. Be you.'

Jon Cryer

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It's one thing to experience your Broadway debut alone, but to share it with an entire company was like summer camp or a college experience, where you were really growing up together.

Jonathan Groff

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'Endless Love' is such a perfect love song for a wedding or for a Valentine, because that is the committed kind of endless love. All the lyrics are perfect.

Delilah

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I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.

Clint Eastwood

ChanceGuiltyNeverCriminalEver

I had to jump out of a plane! The shoot was for an editorial for a magazine; and it called for skydiving.

Bridget Hall

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