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Heart Quotes

"When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material."

"When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material."

Francis Ford Coppola, American Director

Heart, Darkness, Now

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"All grand thoughts come from the heart."

"All grand thoughts come from the heart."

Marquis De Vauvenargues, French Philosopher

Heart, Thoughts

20

"Only do what your heart tells you."

"Only do what your heart tells you."

Princess Diana, British Royalty

20

"The hand cannot reach higher than does the heart."

"The hand cannot reach higher than does the heart."

Orison Swett Marden, American Writer

20

"If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart."

"If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart."

Chris Evert, American Athlete

20

"The bashful are always aggressive at heart."

"The bashful are always aggressive at heart."

Charles Horton Cooley, American Sociologist

20

"When I die Dublin will be written in my heart."

"When I die Dublin will be written in my heart."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

20

"If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart."

"If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart."

Marilyn vos Savant, American Writer

20

"It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be."

"It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be."

Anatole France, French Novelist

20

"But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer."

"But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

20

"All the windows of my heart I open to the day."

"All the windows of my heart I open to the day."

John Greenleaf Whittier, American Poet

Heart, Day, Open, Windows

20

"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree."

"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree."

Roy L. Smith, American Clergyman

Heart, Christmas, Will

20

"Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera."

"Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera."

Yousuf Karsh, Canadian Photographer

20

"We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too."

"We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too."

Quincy Jones, American Musician

Heart, America, Chicago, Depression

20

"This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern."

"This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern."

Barbara Deming, American Author

Heart, Concern, Pressure

19

"It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters."

"It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters."

Evander Holyfield, American Athlete

19

"My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision."

"My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision."

Barry Sanders, American Athlete

Heart, Decision, Desire

19

"Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart."

"Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart."

Dusty Springfield, British Musician

Heart, Criticism

19

"To manifest your hearts desires you must BE what your heart desires."

"To manifest your hearts desires you must BE what your heart desires."

Joy Page, American Actress

19

"What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart."

"What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart."

Raoul Dufy, French Artist

19

"No, no, I never despair, because George Bush is not running the universe. He may be running the United States, he may be running the military, he may be running even the world, but he is not running the universe, he is not running the human heart."

"No, no, I never despair, because George Bush is not running the universe. He may be running the United States, he may be running the military, he may be running even the world, but he is not running the universe, he is not running the human heart."

Martin Sheen, American Actor

Heart, Despair, May, Military

19

"Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart."

"Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart."

Washington Irving, American Writer

Heart, Memory, Sun

19

"After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a performance. I don't want to allow my image to rule the choices that I make."

"After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a performance. I don't want to allow my image to rule the choices that I make."

Christian Slater, American Actor

Heart, Performance, Choices, Film

19

"Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed."

"Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed."

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet

Heart, Man, Will

19

"I took it to heart that in order to be a good person, you never said anything mean about anybody."

"I took it to heart that in order to be a good person, you never said anything mean about anybody."

Carly Simon, American Musician

19

"I'm different. I have a different constitution, I have a different brain, I have a different heart. I got tiger blood, man. Dying's for fools, dying's for amateurs."

"I'm different. I have a different constitution, I have a different brain, I have a different heart. I got tiger blood, man. Dying's for fools, dying's for amateurs."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

Heart, Blood, Constitution, Dying

19

"I speak my mind. I just speak my heart. I will not turn away from any question."

"I speak my mind. I just speak my heart. I will not turn away from any question."

Jessica Hahn, American Celebrity

Heart, Mind, Question, Will

19

"The market controls everything, but the market has no heart."

"The market controls everything, but the market has no heart."

Anita Roddick, English Businessman

19

"Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic if it is pulled out I shall die."

"Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic if it is pulled out I shall die."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

Heart, Childhood, Sorrow

19

"High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart."

"High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart."

Anthony Trollope, English Author

Heart, Manners, May, Rank

19

"Heart of America is a movie I'm very proud of. The young actors are great and the story has impact."

"Heart of America is a movie I'm very proud of. The young actors are great and the story has impact."

Uwe Boll, German Director

Heart, Actors, America

18

"Great thoughts always come from the heart."

"Great thoughts always come from the heart."

Marquis De Vauvenargues, French Philosopher

Heart, Thoughts

18

"Oft when the white, still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have felt it like a glory in my heart."

"Oft when the white, still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have felt it like a glory in my heart."

Edwin Markham, American Poet

Heart, Dawn, Glory

18

"But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living."

"But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living."

Alex Lifeson, Canadian Musician

Heart, Living, Reason, World

18

"The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location."

"The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location."

Franz Beckenbauer, German Athlete

Heart, Positive, Germany, World

18

"It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law."

"It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

18

"It is a good rule never to see or talk to the man whose words have wrung your heart, or helped it, just as it is wise not to look down too closely at the luminous glow which sometimes shines on your path on a summer night, if you would not see the ugly worm below."

"It is a good rule never to see or talk to the man whose words have wrung your heart, or helped it, just as it is wise not to look down too closely at the luminous glow which sometimes shines on your path on a summer night, if you would not see the ugly worm below."

Rebecca H. Davis, American Author

Heart, Man, Night, Summer

18

"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either."

"It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either."

Golda Meir, Israeli Leader

Heart, Accident, Public

18

"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."

"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."

Homer, Greek Poet

18

"The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars."

"The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars."

Giotto di Bondone, Italian Artist

18

"Sometimes my heart hurts so much, I beat it with my fists. I try to run. But you cannot run from this. It waits for you. Even when you think you have escaped it, it is there."

"Sometimes my heart hurts so much, I beat it with my fists. I try to run. But you cannot run from this. It waits for you. Even when you think you have escaped it, it is there."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

18

"What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it."

"What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it."

Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian

18

"The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me."

"The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me."

Orson Pratt, American Theologian

Heart, Desire, Will

18

"Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart."

"Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart."

Bruce Willis, American Actor

18

"If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart."

"If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart."

Allen Iverson, American Athlete

18

"It's true that Blake was emotionally disturbed - always has been - but he doesn't have murder in his heart. If he was going to do any damage to anything or anyone, it would be to himself."

"It's true that Blake was emotionally disturbed - always has been - but he doesn't have murder in his heart. If he was going to do any damage to anything or anyone, it would be to himself."

Tommy Bond, American Actor

18

"Have a strong mind and a soft heart."

"Have a strong mind and a soft heart."

Anthony J. D'Angelo, American Author

18

"Detroit, the heart of the country... I grew up on 10 Mile, 2 miles better than 8 Mile."

"Detroit, the heart of the country... I grew up on 10 Mile, 2 miles better than 8 Mile."

Kristen Bell, American Actress

18

"Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die."

"Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die."

Karl Shapiro, American Poet

Heart, Eyes, Grief, Laughter

18

"If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!"

"If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned establishment by thirty you've got no brains!"

Kevin Spacey, American Actor

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