Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the idea that there existed certain behaviors that could be celebrated and that could be operative in a life.

Quite often in life, when a tragic event arrives it becomes a springboard for mirroring all other things in one's life that one hasn't come to terms with... view

By: Charlotte Rampling

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Ha, well you see... this notion of a balanced life, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to have that... but I can have what I call an integrated life... view

By: James Collins

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The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test... view

By: Stephen Vizinczey

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There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life... view

By: Salma Hayek

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Once in his lifetime every artist feels the hand of God and creates something that comes alive... view

By: Crane Wilbur

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It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command... view

By: George Crook

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I've got to restructure all my personal life now in order to accommodate public service, which is fine... view

By: Max Burns

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I have no regrets about launching Salon. For the life of me, I can't imagine doing anything else... view

By: David Talbot

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Love's boat has been shattered against the life of everyday. You and I are quits, and it's useless to draw up a list of mutual hurts, sorrows, and pains... view

By: Vladimir Mayakovsky

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But my deepest and most secret love belongs to the fair-haired and the blue-eyed, the bright children of life, the happy, the charming and the ordinary... view

By: Thomas Mann

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There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education... view

By: Buzz Aldrin

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They used to but not any more. You kind of get used to it - you accept it is part of your job - if you're famous and you want this life, you have got to accept this part of it as well... view

By: Charlotte Church

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