Since those who believe they need a hero/celebrity outnumber the actual heroes/celebrities, people feel safe and comfortably justified in numbers, committing egregious crimes in the name of the greater social ego. Ironically diminishing their own true hero-celebrity nature in the process.
Lauryn Hill
Related When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that wo... RICK RIORDAN The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero cre... DANIEL J. BOORSTIN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING Maybe it’s the other way around,” Jason suggested. “Maybe people with special gifts show up wh... RICK RIORDAN So, a crash course for the amnesiac,” Leo said, in a helpful tone that made Jason think this was n... RICK RIORDAN Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON Traitor!" Hera shouted. "You meddlesome, D-list goddess! You aren't worthy to pour my wine, much les... RICK RIORDAN We're a nation of celebrity and hero worshipers, so much so that we make heroes out of those who... VINCENT BUGLIOSI In the beginning, there was nothing and from nothing came our species then behold the dawn of music.... GARY F EVANS... Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON There are still people, obviously, who are stopping you and want a selfie because they need to justi... MARK RYLANCE Blood trickled from the corner of her (Annabeth) mouth. She croaked, "Family, Luke. You promised." RICK RIORDAN Just because you believe something was true in the past does not mean it will be true in the future. JEFFREY FRY We fall back into the past, we jump ahead into the future, and in this we lose our entire lives. THICH NHAT HANH You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS We are like a bunch of dogs squirting on fire hydrants. We poison the groundwater with our toxic pis... JOHN GREEN An emotionally locked person refuses to let go of their sad memories and live in the now. KILROY J. OLDSTER If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS I have always wished the present to resemble memory: because the present can be flat at times, and b... LYDIA MILLET We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed... JOHN H. GROBERG There is no such thing as objectivity. We are all just interpreting signals from the universe and tr... BONES THE DOCTOR IN THE PHOTO When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself. MANDY HALE People obviously do care about celebrities and celebrity culture and particularly how fat or thin th... ALEX LEVINE No, of course not. But surely you know your affair couldn't go on forever." "Forever has no mea... ELLEN HOPKINS A perfectly decent fellow may be driven by circumstances to commit a crime and if he's found out he'... W.SOMERSET MAUGHAM Let me repeat. I have not read all the work of this present generation of writing. I have not had ti... WILLIAM FAULKNER I hate saying corny things like "traveling incognito." But when I'm with somebody that's corny, I al... J.D. SALINGER “Love is not to be discovered but felt.It is brewing in air across universe.One needs only open ey... ANUJ SOMANY I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live. THICH NHAT HANH You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now. JAY ASHER Life is a journey, not a destination. RALPH WALDO EMERSON It is so torturous to be in the crowd not only because the voice there is usually loud, but also oft... ANUJ SOMANY When you grow up there are things that you would love to do make your father proud is one and have f... GARY F EVANS... It seems like all the best people have all the worst habits. THOMAS WALLACE SCHERZER A person who lives truly in present time is dependent on oneself only not on sycophants’ people. ANUJ SOMANY I had a best friend once 20 years down the line a friendship that you just do not get now, i regarde... GARY F EVANS... Tongues are a miraculous manifestations of being filled with the Holy Ghost. PST ADELAJA SUNDAY The Buddha told him, "When we sit, we know we are sitting. When we walk, we know we are walking. Whe... THICH NHAT HANH She plucked the blossoms from the bag and arranged them, one by one, in the water glass on her dress... SARAH JIO Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today. SOPHOCLES To him, even the momentary was momentous. G.K. CHESTERTON You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the... JAN GLIDEWELL I’m pretty sure there are some things in the dark that we’re not meant to see. KARINA HALLE I know,” said November. He was pale and thin lipped. He helped October out of the wooden chair. �... NEIL GAIMAN There is no greater glory than to die for love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nasti... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. S... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. “We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a fa... RICK RIORDAN God is not impressed with what PRECEDES your name, but how you PROCEED in His Name." BJ NELSON It was sort of the beginning of celebrity in a way. They felt the heroes were all the people who die... CLINT EASTWOOD A hero takes steps with the vision of bringing what is beyond the eyes of mere men into reality for ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you r... MANDY HALE That’s what I liked about those nuns. You could tell, for one thing, that they never went anywhere... J.D. SALINGER Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end. GEORGE A. MOORE The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman. But the ... C. JOYBELL C. Social conditions that spur large numbers of people into action are ignored in favor of a Hollywood ... PATRICIA HILL COLLINS Lauryn Hill's always been a hero of mine. And Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae and Adele, those are the... JUDITH HILL Write to Say something, Say to Make something, Make to Be something. SHASHIDHAR SA A true hero make people feel like he is part of their family. AMIT KALANTRI A world without heroes is just an empty world! A world without heroes is just a world without great ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Savor the moment. Set a goal that you value and plan the steps to of getting there in a way that you... TERENCE T. GORSKI The Witch 2015, has shown how religion make us, and where does this shit put us. How just by one rel... DEYTH BANGER The Witch 2015, has shown how religion make us, and where does this shit put us. How just by one rel... DEYTH BANGER Piper wondered if Olympian gods ever blasted their kids with lightning for being evil, or grounded t... RICK RIORDAN He called out to his fellow monks,'Come quickly I am tasting stars. JOHN GREEN Now i know what it feels like being Ryan Bingham ARIEL SERAPHINO To have the time to reminisce is one of the futures gifts. Don't think to much, don't live to fast, ... CALVIN WILSON We are the masters of our own destinies we shape and mould our lives into to the circumstances surro... GARY F EVANS... Celebrity and secrets don't go together. The bastards will get you in the end. GEORGE MICHAEL Even as we live with the knowledge that each day might be our last, we don’t want to believe it. SHARON SALZBERG It was frustrating to still be in the dark about something and be given only so little light. LAUREN LOLA No one should let yesterday use up too much of today. Easy to say, hard to live. ANDREA HAIRSTON It may be the kind where, at the age of thirty, you sit in some bar hating everybody who comes in lo... J.D. SALINGER There was a house at the foot of the tower, close to the thunder of the waves breaking against the c... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself LOIS LOWRY All the things that are in the past are in the past. PABLO SANDOVAL What else? She is so beautiful. You don’t get tired of looking at her. You never worry if she is s... JOHN GREEN What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favorite day," said Pooh. A.A. MILNE And let me tell you something else, my friend," she said in the precise enunciation of a trained nur... JAMES JONES Be present in all things and thankful for all things. MAYA ANGELOU Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is yo... BETTY SMITH Pero diré esto: Cuando los científicos del futuro aparezcan en mi casa con ojos robot y me digan q... JOHN GREEN I hate saying corny things like 'traveling incognito.' But when I' with somebody that's corny, I alw... J.D. SALINGER Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, ... IDA SCOTT TAYLOR MCKINNEY Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there... ALBERT EINSTEIN The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment. LAUREN KATE Better to play dumb than to go as smartass… after all smartasses get what they deserve in the end.... DEYTH BANGER Things were a little untidy, but what did that matter? It was possible to become the slave of things... ELIZABETH VON ARNIM Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don't rent them out to to... JERRY SPINELLI How can something feel so crucial in the moment and then seem completely trivial after the fact? PAULA STOKES There's no sustenance in the past. VIOLETTE LEDUC Mindfulness is like that—it is the miracle which can call back in a flash our dispersed mind and r... THICH NHAT HANH To live in the present, you need to act or accept but never stay stuck. JOHN KUYPERS Wow,” I said. “Are you making this up?” “Hazel Grace, could I, with my meager intellect... JOHN GREEN Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the St... JOHN GREEN We were sitting there on the couch together, and he pushed himself up to go but then fell back down ... JOHN GREEN So it’s your death suit.” “Correct. Don’t you have a death outfit?” “Yeah,”... JOHN GREEN
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That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Tou... LAURYN HILL Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships. LAURYN HILL Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and disto... LAURYN HILL I don't need anybody to market or promote me. If people don't want to hear this music, then ... LAURYN HILL When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I ... LAURYN HILL Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should ... LAURYN HILL You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice... LAURYN HILL We don't want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else... LAURYN HILL We call ourselves creators and we just copy. LAURYN HILL As musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment - and I guess when I say environ... LAURYN HILL People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that wa... LAURYN HILL To those supporters who were told that I abandoned them, that is untrue. I abandoned greed, corrupti... LAURYN HILL Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call... LAURYN HILL When I was working, and when I was making substantial amounts of money, I always filed and paid my t... LAURYN HILL I don't know anybody that's not emotionally unstable or schizophrenic. LAURYN HILL What was freely given to me, I freely give. LAURYN HILL Let optimists rule the world. LAURYN HILL This life is a process of learning. LAURYN HILL The less I have, the freer I am to do whatever I want to do. LAURYN HILL We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it. LAURYN HILL I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am. LAURYN HILL Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work. LAURYN HILL I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the... LAURYN HILL Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us. LAURYN HILL The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorit... LAURYN HILL I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better ... LAURYN HILL Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas, back stabbers do this LAURYN HILL The only wealth I have to give, is not material - and if you need much more than that, I'm not avail... LAURYN HILL If they only showed Love, they would own love. LAURYN HILL The sweetest thing I've ever known is a kiss upon the collar bone LAURYN HILL When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order... LAURYN HILL It's funny - more people talk about my 'babe-dom' now than they did before I had a child. Whatever. ... LAURYN HILL I'm trying to open up my range and really sing more. With The Fugees initially, and even with ... LAURYN HILL When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in o... LAURYN HILL I'm a mess but God is dealing with me every day. That's what all these songs are about: problem, cau... LAURYN HILL It's really a miracle that I'm alive. LAURYN HILL Ohh and the harsh realityIs they've made grace for you and meInstead of saving you and me,They're ju... LAURYN HILL Turn Your Lights Down Low. LAURYN HILL Wow, this is so amazing. I thank God. This is crazy because this is hip-hop music. LAURYN HILL I keep letting you back in,how can I explain myself,as painful as this thing has been,I just can't b... LAURYN HILL I got moxie, I'm so damn cocky/ Industry tried to block me like cops and paparazzi. LAURYN HILL Being young and female in America, you watch a lot of T.V., and you grow up on false images of what ... LAURYN HILL From the first time someone says, Who do you think you are? we learn how to repress. LAURYN HILL I wouldn't even hold my kids sometimes because I didn't want them to spit up on me when I wa... LAURYN HILL The sweetest thing I've ever known was like the kiss on the collarbone, the soft caress of happiness... LAURYN HILL Ohh and the harsh reality Is they've made grace for you and me Instead of saving you and me,... LAURYN HILL I keep letting you back in, how can I explain myself, as painful as this thing has been, LAURYN HILL There was a little added pressure after last year's mishap. I just wanted to get it around. LAURYN WILLIAMS They are not the glue or the missing piece to your puzzle. They are just an outsider, an observer, a... LAURYN MOSLEY I believe when we’re able to fully own and express ourselves, we are able to tap into a creative p... LAURYN DOLL You get up, train, then you have the rest of the day, maybe do some sightseeing. LAURYN WILLIAMS The good thing is, the majority of [the Americans in Helsinki] were part of the 2002 world junior te... LAURYN WILLIAMS I've always loved Mickey Mouse. I even have a Mickey Mouse tattoo on my right leg. LAURYN WILLIAMS In college, you just thought about having fun. Now you have to think about making money and putting ... LAURYN WILLIAMS I was a little bit nervous about the exchanges. But I think they were almost excellent. LAURYN WILLIAMS I just wanted to be me. I feel this brings out my personality. LAURYN WILLIAMS Allyson had the option of running, and she wasn't very comfortable as the first leg. No one is angry... LAURYN WILLIAMS Allyson had the option of running and she wasn't very comfortable as the first leg. No one is upset ... LAURYN WILLIAMS The battle is all over except the 'shouting' when one knows what is wanted and has made up h... NAPOLEON HILL When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set... NAPOLEON HILL A goal is a dream with a deadline. NAPOLEON HILL 'Bloo' is a compilation of a few songs I've written over the past year, inspired by the ... KACY HILL I have these long nails, but I literally do nothing to them! The thought of filing my nails drives m... KACY HILL I take these vitamins that make my hair grow like crazy. They're called Herpanacine, and I get t... KACY HILL I have really sensitive skin, so all I use is Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser and Moisturizing Cream, ... KACY HILL I grew up in Arizona, but I moved to L.A. when I was 18 to model. I was doing work for American Appa... KACY HILL I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that... KACY HILL I myself was a wedding photographer when I was, like, 16. KACY HILL I was on Kanye's Yeezus tour as a dancer, but really, I was a Vanessa Beecroft model. I was one ... KACY HILL I went to this little performing arts school in downtown Phoenix. You had to dance or act, and every... KACY HILL If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge. NAPOLEON HILL Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. NAPOLEON HILL Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. NAPOLEON HILL I've gotten a firsthand view at the destruction that black men and black women not being able to... HILL HARPER Money without brains is always dangerous. NAPOLEON HILL Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you w... NAPOLEON HILL Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to ... NAPOLEON HILL Fears are nothing more than a state of mind. NAPOLEON HILL Don't wait. The time will never be just right. NAPOLEON HILL My family and my friends are most important to me. These people are my foundation. FAITH HILL There was a period of time when I first moved to Nashville, like the first couple of years, that I w... FAITH HILL Country music fans are extremely supportive. Once they're with you, they're with you for lif... FAITH HILL I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience. FAITH HILL I don't let things go unless I'm ready for them to go. FAITH HILL When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what peo... FAITH HILL To be honest, I didn't really understand how involved putting a fragrance together could be - or... FAITH HILL When you're a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I... FAITH HILL The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me. FAITH HILL Everybody wants you to do good things, but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married.... FAITH HILL I love 'Somebody to Love' by Queen and of course 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is one of my fa... FAITH HILL It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fu... FAITH HILL We're raising our girls to understand the real meaning of Christmas, and to know that it's m... FAITH HILL My goal as an artist is to always be true to who I am and give my fans music they will enjoy for a l... FAITH HILL I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even... FAITH HILL I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning a... FAITH HILL I'm such a happy, easygoing person. FAITH HILL A man who is right by your side through everything makes you happy. But he can leave your side to ma... FAITH HILL I'm a very independent woman. FAITH HILL Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells... FAITH HILL Reba is very, very close to everyone around her. She's a classy lady. FAITH HILL I think what makes our marriage work amid all the glare is that my husband is my best friend. He ins... FAITH HILL It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice. FAITH HILL What position didn't I play last season? AARON HILL I was brought up in the Boys' Brigade and grew up not swearing. It's so lovely to behave dec... JIMMY HILL It is now clear that major irregularities did not occur. BARON HILL In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there'... BARON HILL I want to make lemonade out of the lemons that were dealt to me. BARON HILL I had a really good time working with Jim Cameron. A lot of people didn't, but I did as I got on... BERNARD HILL When they first grabbed us, yeah, it terrified, but they calmed me down. BETTY HILL I think it's an amazing opportunity, ... I ran a lot of scout team my freshman and sophomore years, ... ALAN HILL It will leave boarded up premises on Castle Street - the main street - and create a ghost town. ALAN HILL I got to get stronger, ... I'm fast, but I'm not the biggest guy, so I have to be deceptively strong... ALAN HILL I think a lot of people are doubting (Milford) after we lost to Sussex Central. Hopefully, Friday wi... ALAN HILL I expect to play, ALAN HILL We'd obviously like it to have been better. But I don't think we hurt ourselves and that's kind of t... ALAN HILL The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more w... DAMON HILL I cannot emphasize just how dangerous it is cycling in the city. Especially now. Even though it is a... DAN HILL When I'm not running, I cycle about 30 miles a day. I use the biking as cross training. I'm ... DAN HILL I think the last thing you want to do as a writer, as a storyteller, is to create indifference. I do... DAN HILL When we bemoan the lost golden age of music, it's worth remembering that mainstream radio listen... DAN HILL Sling your guitar to wherever you're going, and you'll be amazed by the connective power of ... DAN HILL The tricky thing about songwriting is that, more often than not, what you consider to be your best w... DAN HILL My dad was one of four children. His three siblings were female, and he loved and protected them. DAN HILL One of the things I did to make myself feel better is that I kicked up my running even more. I knew ... DAN HILL I did have one bad accident up north near Deerhurst. I was driving back in the winter on these snowy... DAN HILL When I was 3 or 4, I seemed to be bursting with music. They played Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Fra... DAN HILL With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want hi... DAN HILL I got the big BMW X5, and I didn't like it. It was just too big, and I didn't feel comfortab... DAN HILL In Don Mills in the Sixties, nothing comes close to the humiliation of losing an argument. In our we... DAN HILL Much as my Boomer friends will hate me for saying this, Kanye West is the New Dylan. Not only do Kan... DAN HILL When you think of bike couriers, you think of hyper speed. They get paid by how fast they can drop s... DAN HILL Some stresses are unavoidable - it's just part of life. One of the things I do to avoid stress i... DAN HILL Songs sometimes are so connected to the sociology of the time. DAN HILL Our house is a constant mayhem of music, noise, socializing and business. It vibrates life, as a hou... DAN HILL If we don't invest now in so-called priority neighbourhoods with music classes, athletic facilit... DAN HILL At 10, I heard Neil Diamond's 'Solitary Man' and it moved me so deeply I stood, frozen i... DAN HILL To be sure, boxing has always been, at best, a shady and sometimes cutthroat business, buttressed by... DAN HILL I missed my father so much when he died that writing about his life and mine was a way of bringing h... DAN HILL I was wired to be intense. I don't think that's ever going to change. DAN HILL To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I ... DAMON HILL If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical o... DAMON HILL I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at... DAMON HILL If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my car... DAMON HILL Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we co... DAMON HILL I am not allowing myself to get carried away. DAMON HILL I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of thi... DAMON HILL Because it is my second season with the team, no time has been wasted in getting to know the people ... DAMON HILL Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals ... DAMON HILL People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable... DAMON HILL I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it ... DAMON HILL I have always liked a challenge. DAMON HILL The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and... DAMON HILL I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. ... DAMON HILL If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pu... DAMON HILL There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that yo... DAMON HILL Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record strai... DAMON HILL The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s an... DAMON HILL You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under... DAMON HILL Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners. DAMON HILL I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but... DANA HILL Now that I'm more mature, in a funny way, I can even appreciate that I've bad to become more... DANA HILL I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medic... DANA HILL My mother keeps things in perspective for me. She makes me realize that the acting I do and love is ... DANA HILL I'm a lot luckier than most people, although I used to look at it the other way around-that so m... DANA HILL I'm a normal teen-ager except for my size. DANA HILL I know all the critics. DANA HILL I used the diabetes as my weapon. Of course, I was only hurting myself and making myself sicker, but... DANA HILL I love TV. I know all the theme songs from the shows I watch. I'm not one of those who'd rat... DANA HILL People are never quiet. It's go, go, go. I'm a go-getter, but you need rest and silence, jus... DANA HILL I like school very much, and I'll go to college if my career slows down. But kids go to college ... DANA HILL It was a double jolt for me. The jolt of seeing my father slowly die, the jolt of knowing that I was... DAN HILL I thought we shot the ball well from the outside, especially in the third quarter. We had solid scor... AARON HILL Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week." AARON HILL To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pi... AARON HILL There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy. AARON HILL The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch. AARON HILL The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow. AARON HILL The doctors gave her over--to an ass. AARON HILL She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her m... AARON HILL "Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on e... AARON HILL Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taug... AARON HILL Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, t... AARON HILL Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dre... AARON HILL Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the ma... AARON HILL He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished. AARON HILL For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat. AARON HILL But, oh! the love that gold must crown! AARON HILL Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his ... AARON HILL At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
To... AARON HILL A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth. AARON HILL A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's... AARON HILL Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle... AARON HILL All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not ... NAPOLEON HILL Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do the things you should do but don'... NAPOLEON HILL Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools ... NAPOLEON HILL The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is goin... NAPOLEON HILL What, then, of the priest's iconic representation of Christ at the altar? If there is no specificall... WESLEY HILL If you reach for the stars, you just might land on a decently sized hill. STUART HILL Don't wait. The time will never be just right. NAPOLEON HILL Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been do... NAPOLEON HILL