Lafcadio Hearn Quotes

There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought and emotion; the second only that of its workmanship. A student of literature should study some of the Bible from both points of view.

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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I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.

Jeremy Corbyn

LeaderPeopleControlWantDictator

In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction.

John George Nicolay

RoadsPoliticsLawEarlyWestWell

I am honored I have performed 'Quizas Quizas Quizas' with Jennifer Lopez, an eclectic artist who thanks to the charismatic power of her voice and to her soft sensuality, has managed to make this song particularly convincing.

Andrea Bocelli

PowerI AmSongVoiceArtistThanks

I tended to faint when I saw accident victims in the emergency ward, during surgery, or while drawing blood.

Michael Crichton

DrawingBloodEmergencySurgerySaw

Is the modern social pattern of unending change and movement the cause of two modern diseases, insecurity and dissatisfaction? How lucky Thomas Hood was to be able to write, 'I remember, I remember the house where I was born.' I don't even know what mine looked like!

Spike Milligan

ChangeInsecurityRememberHoodBorn

The danger with playing a part that defines you is that it swallows up everything else.

Tom Hollander

YouEverythingUpPlayingDanger

I definitely care about what's happening in our country. I grew up in a family that was very liberal and had very strong opinions about liberal ideas. I was around those thoughts and had conversations about those things and did the best I could to absorb what was happening around me and have my own opinion about it.

Robert Coppola Schwartzman

FamilyBestMeIdeasThoughtsCare

If the Chinese economy can be opened so that currencies are convertible, Chinese tourists can take money and go see the world. Chinese businessmen can go and buy property in the U.S. and France and every place. All of a sudden, it's just going to be a blossoming global economy. I think it's going to be good for everybody.

Robert F. Engle

GoodMoneyWorldThinkPlaceGo

I was bored one day, so my dad took me to this acting school. I liked it more than having fun - I liked it for an actual job.

Millie Bobby Brown

DayJobSchoolFunMeHaving Fun

I'm competitive, so I don't like to feel marginalized by the people who sell a lot of records.

Liz Phair

PeopleFeelCompetitiveSellRecords

You have to be okay with wins and losses. You can't just be looking for the wins and, when the losses happen, you can't buy more and more because you're sure it's going to bounce. We call that revenge trading.

Josh Brolin

LookingRevengeYouMoreOkayBuy

Rich people know how to party, too.

Johnny Van Zant

PeopleRichPartyKnowRich People

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