Lafcadio Hearn Quotes

There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill himself; and to kill himself would have seemed cowardly, as implying fear of being killed by others.

Lafcadio Hearn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: japanese
  • Birth: June 27, 1850 - September 26, 1904

Topics

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If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media.

Joel Osteen

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You have more creative freedom with writing, in certain ways, because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you also have creative freedom because you don't so much focus on what has to move the story along, and only on how your character is reacting to situations.

John Francis Daley

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If you are a great dramatic actor then you often don't know if people are enjoying your stuff at all because they are sitting there in silence.

Steve Coogan

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A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people.

Sun Ra

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There hasn't been a great romance in my life.

Robert Wilson

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Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.

Michel de Montaigne

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Keep in mind, our demographics of our state, how it breaks down in terms of political affiliation: over half the people in this state chose not to align themselves with any party at all.

Lisa Murkowski

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Why tell a story that people have seen 900 times? That's not interesting artistically.

Dede Gardner

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Actresses are so spoilt - we have someone who does our hair for us on set, so we don't know how to do it ourselves in real life. I know how to wash my hair and brush my teeth, but that's about it!

Clemence Poesy

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My first event was in Nottingham, aged 11, and the prize was a bike. I thought, 'Wow.' I had no idea what to wear. I think I did it in swimming trunks, then just put on a T-shirt and shoes for the bike part. Triathlons felt exotic. There was a technical and tactical aspect to it as well as the endurance challenge. I was hooked.

Alistair Brownlee

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Have confidence in your own voice, be entrepreneurial, and take big risks with the knowledge that, by default of being a woman, people are going to advise you to be conservative, play it safe, make sure everyone likes you, and constantly question whether or not you're ready to be in charge.

Susanna Fogel

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It's interesting that people bring different things to oppressive and difficult situations, when they're reduced to the barest terms of survival. That's what provides tension in a lot of films.

Sharon Salzberg

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