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"But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath."
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"Would you rather die with honor intact or live with it besmirched?"
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"When you celebrate a person, you are celebrating the creator of that person."
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"Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man."
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"Nico di Angelo came into Olympus to a hero's welcome, his father right behind him, despite the fact that Hades was only supposed to visit Olympus in winter solstice. The God of the dead looked stunned when his relatives clapped him on the back. I doubt he'd ever got such an enthusiastic welcome before."
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"We are only qualified for God's glory when we glorify people."
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"The difference between a moral person and a person of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, made out of weakness and tries to make amends with their life when they find the opportunity to say they are sorry is lost."
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"Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn't live off fame, but rather deeds."
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"Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost."
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"As a sign of utmost gratitude for his contributions to the Indian society in restoring equal rights of the citizens, I confer him (B.R. Ambedkar) the title "Martin Luther King Jr. of India."
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"There is no worship for God without the honor of fellow man."
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"Only one man ever betrayed my confidence, and that only in a minor matter."
Confidence
"I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary."
Money
"But it must not be thought that I say this out of personal experience: for in the many years that I have been before the public my secret methods have been steadily shielded by the strict integrity of my assistants, most of whom have been with me for years."
Thought
"The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed."
Day
"Another method of eating burning coals employs small balls of burned cotton in a dish of burning alcohol."
Alcohol
"I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country."
Money
"Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat."
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"It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer."
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"The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance."
Performance
"My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business."
Business
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