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When Great Trees FallWhen great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety.When ...more

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You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage ...more

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Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest f...more

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The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can't practice any other virt...more

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We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.

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You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.

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The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

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I've read everything Thomas Wolfe ever wrote; my brother and I memorized whole chapters of 'You Can't Go Home Again' and 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

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You can only become great at that thing you're willing to sacrifice for.

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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

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Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into yo...more

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To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.

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I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it - I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it.

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Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.