„I tried to manipulate and control people and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven but I wouldn't forgive others.“
Lauryn Hill2
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„I like joy; I want to be joyous. I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that`s all I want. I like being happy. I want to make others happy.“
— Doris Day American actress, singer, and animal rights activist 1924
„I have often thought had there been somebody like me around, something might have been able to be done. I also think I don't see how I could have done what I've done in the world had I been married. And when I decided-because I've been on the verge of marriage many times-I said no, because if I wanted to roam the globe like I did, it wouldn't be fair. It wouldn't be fair to me, it wouldn't be fair to the people. At the point, I really feel it was a kind of destiny because I've been able to get to places. There are some people in the world who have other jobs to do.“
— Virginia Satir American psychologist 1916 - 1988
Brief biography http://www.avanta.net/writings/biography/biography.html at Avanta.net (1999)
„I submit that all psychotherapy is manipulation; that as psychiatrists we do not heal people, but manipulate their neuroses into functional modes.“
— Lucius Shepard, Green Eyes
Green Eyes (1984), Chapter 6, p. 46
„The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.“
— Philip K. Dick American author 1928 - 1982
"How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later" (1978)
„How completely, how thoroughly he has stolen my child. I have never even tried to forgive him.“
— Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents (1998), Epilogue (p. 446)
„I haven't consciously tried to develop [a style]. The only thing I've consciously tried to do was put myself in a position to hear the people I wanted to hear talk talk.“
— Nelson Algren American novelist, short story writer 1909 - 1981
"The Art of Fiction No. 11" (1955), Context: Well, I haven't consciously tried to develop [a style]. The only thing I've consciously tried to do was put myself in a position to hear the people I wanted to hear talk talk. I used the police lineup for I don't know how many years. [... ] I was just over on the South Side and got rolled. But they gave me a card, you know, to look for the guys in the lineup, and I used that card for something like seven years.
„I wouldn't want to stop making those gaffes, even if I could. People realise I am flesh and blood. I am not sensitive about it. It's just my enthusiasm. I want to say so much more than I have time for.“
— Murray Walker Motorsport commentator and journalist 1923
Interviews, Byron Young (November 9, 1997) "Schu dirty rats! - Motor racing", News of the World, Section: Sport, p. 63.
„I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.“
— George Carlin American stand-up comedian 1937 - 2008
Books, Napalm and Silly Putty (2001)
„You pushed your greatest chance away
But still I really want to sayI forgive you.“
— Juliana Hatfield American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author 1967
Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure (2000), Context: I showed you how to touch a star
I helped you forget who you are
Baby, you can drive my car
Over to the right side of the tracksYou pushed your greatest chance away
But still I really want to sayI forgive you.
"Noblesse Oblige"
„I never think about what I want. It's about what you want to give to other people.“
— Oprah Winfrey American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist 1954
As quoted in The Money Adventure (1998) by Egbert Sukop, p. 128
