"The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval."

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Source : Thomas Harris (1999). “Hannibal”

Thomas Harris

#Temptation Quotes #Approval Quotes #Worms Quotes

“I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.”

Source : "Baz Luhrmann (II)". Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2001.
“Everybody is in your business, gossiping and being mean spirited. It's different. Sometimes I'm like, "Do I want to do this?," because it's not about the art anymore. It's a struggle. There's part of me that wants to share my gift, which is art, and if I don't, am I taking away something that the Creator gave me to share? At the same time, I don't want to be a part of feeding the dumbing down of society.”
“Hotels are amazing spaces and platform for activism. If they placed voting booths in hotels and other space of hospitality - a lot more people would vote. Voting poll stations aren't easily accessible. These phone booths should be in more hotels and public spaces. Activism is accessibility. Bravo to the Standard for making it possible.”
“Trendy intellectuals always take action for every cause that's been in fashion.”
“Emotional abuse is like being continuously kicked in the shins. It can be worse than getting one punch in the face, and it cements itself.”
“Dancing's part of my soul. I enjoy it, it makes people happy, and it makes me happy.”

Source : "John Travolta: 'I don't think I would be here without Scientology'". Interview with Carmen Gray, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2013.
“The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the Soul in another person.”
“There are two million interesting people in New York and only seventy-eight in Los Angeles.”

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