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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#doing #doing good #exert #giving #good

There's more fiction in my life than in books, so I don't bother with them. ↗

— Richard Harris

#bother #fiction #i #life #more

I don't teach writing classes anymore, and I'm really glad I don't, because I would feel very strange about telling people, 'Go out there and be a writer, and make a living from it.' ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#anymore #because #classes #feel #glad

Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it? ↗

— Alec Guinness

#fool #foolish #more #who

I read and watch movies. I can't go to the movie theater much anymore, though, because I get recognized. It's worse sometimes if I wear a costume and try not to get recognized. I watch most of my films on airplanes. ↗

— Ayumi Hamasaki

#because #costume #films #get #go

The fey in this country keep to themselves, and are a separate nation, much like the American Indians, but with even more autonomy. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#american indians #autonomy #country #even #fey

Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my mind that she will not be doing any more concerts. Of course, she still will be making records and starring and directing in movies. ↗

— Marvin Hamlisch

#barbra #barbra streisand #concerts #course #directing

I've gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you're not getting away with it, it's taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others. ↗

— Jon Hamm

#better #called #get #getting #gotten

The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless. And I think it's true that society is becoming more and more passive, less and less fired up with enthusiasm, in many spheres. ↗

— Peter Hammill

#becoming #comes #crucial #enthusiasm #examination

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious? ↗

— Christopher Hampton

#famous #fervor #happiness #her #marriage