"There is in even the most selfish passion a large element of self-abnegation. It is startling to realize that what we call extreme self-seeking is actually self-renunciation. The miser, health addict, glory chaser and their like are not far behind the selfless in the exercise of self-sacrifice."

-- Eric Hoffer

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“The problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you can get a sense of what I'm talking about.”

Source : "Pacino's way" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. December 02, 2004.
“For a Jewish guy, I've recorded a lot of Christmas albums.”

Source : "Barry Manilow On Singing Standards And His Real Job". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 7, 2012.
“Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty.”
“This is a marvel of the universe: To fling a thought across a stretch of sky-- Some weighty message, or a yearning cry, It matters not; the elements rehearse Man's urgent utterance, and his words traverse The spacious heav'ns like homing birds that fly Unswervingly, until, upreached on high, A quickened hand plucks off the message terse.”
“I've been so entwined with technology since I was about 15, recording myself and multitracking and producing things on my own.”
“I learned to avoid trying to catch up or double up to recoup losses. I also learned that a certain amount of loss will affect your judgment, so you have to put some time between that loss and the next trade.”
“I think that I would really like at first for the art to speak for itself. I don't see the need for a lot of personal information about my past or who I am. I would rather the personal side of it just be in the concepts and the genuine feelings that I filter through my work. I know that it's inevitable that people can find whatever they want about me. Once I've had a chance to create a language and a world with my art, then I'm more comfortable sharing that information.”
“We're not only hockey players. A lot of guys have families and girlfriends. You can't just think about hockey 24-7.”

Source : "Comrie talks about his transition on Long Island ... and 'Milary'". Interview with David Amber, www.espn.com.au. November 6, 2007.

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