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Every Ceiling Reached Becomes a Floor ~ Aldous Huxley ~ Voices Section H Every ceiling reached becomes a floor ~ Aldous Huxley ~ Haines Hailey Harvey Hawking Hay Hayes Heinlein Heisenberg Heller Hepburn Hemingway Herbert Herriot Hewlitt Hillary Hitchcock Hobbes Holiday Holmes jr. Holmes sr. Hope Horne Housten Hoyle Hubbard E-Hubbard L-Hughes Hugo Huxley Limits exist only in the soul's of those who don't dream. Limites n'existent que dans l'âmede ceux qui don de rêve. 限制只存在于那些不做梦的人的灵魂中. William Haines Silent film era *born Charles William “Billy” Haines September 17, 1908 – November 18, 1989 voicesvoyagethroughtime You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime You can never enslave somebody who knows who he is. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand.* Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime The way to succeed is never quit. That’s it. But really be humble about it. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if trapped. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that one becomes more successful than the others doesn't make me love the less successful one any less. Alex Haley American writer; Roots Alexander Murray Palmer Haley August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime Libraries never let us forget who we are, for their worth stands by the knowledge they keep and save for us. Virginia Esther Hamilton Author March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002 Voicesvoyagethroughtime The books from which [children] learn must reflect movement and change and all of the infinite possibilities of minds at liberty. Virginia Esther Hamilton Author March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002 Voicesvoyagethroughtime For the writer, there is nothing quite like having someone say that he or she understands, that you have reached them and affected them with what you have written. Virginia Hamilton Author Virginia Esther Hamilton March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002 Voicesvoyagethroughtime Art is the beginning of vision into the realm of eternal life. ~ Lawren Harris Voicesvoyagethroughtime In the inner place where true artists create there exists a pure child. ~ Lawren Harris Voicesvoyagethroughtime Every work of art which really moves us is in some degree a revelation: it changes us. ~ Lawren Harris Voicesvoyagethroughtime Art is long. Life is short. A picture can become for us a highway between a particular thing and a universal feeling. ~ Lawren Harris Voicesvoyagethroughtime The Beatles saved the world from boredom. George Harrison The quiet Beatle 25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 Voicesvoyagethroughtime We are not these bodies, just souls having a bodily experience. George Harrison The quiet Beatle 25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 Voicesvoyagethroughtime Everyone should have themselves regularly overwhelmed by Nature. George Harrison The quiet Beatle 25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 Voicesvoyagethroughtime Golf is a game in which you yell "for," shoot six, and write down five. Le Golf est un jeu dans lequel vous criez pour « », tirer sur six, et de noter les cinq. 高尔夫是一种游戏，在其中您呼喊用于, 开枪打死 6 名，并写下 5 个. Paul Harvey Broadcaster aka Paul HARVEY Aurant Sep 4, 1918 - Feb 28, 2009 voicesvoyagethroughtime If “pro” is the opposite of “con”, what is the opposite of “progress”? Si "pro" est le contraire de "con", ce qui est le contraire de "progrès" ? 如果「亲」是相对的"缺点"，什么是"相对的"进步"吗？ Paul Harvey Broadcaster aka Paul HARVEY Aurant Sep 4, 1918 - Feb 28, 2009 voicesvoyagethroughtime If there is a 50-50 chance that something will go wrong, then 9 out of 10 it will. and that’s the rest of the story! S'il n'est 50 % des chances que quelque chose va mal se passer, puis 9 sur 10. et c'est le reste de l'histoire ! 如果有機會就會轉錯了 , 然後是 50-50 某件事會否。而這 9 支 , 10 其餘 的故事 ! Paul Harvey Broadcaster aka Paul HARVEY Aurant Sep 4, 1918 - Feb 28, 2009 voicesvoyagethroughtime Quiet people have the loudest minds.* Les gens ont le calme les esprits les plus forts. 安静的人的最大声的头脑中. Stephen William Hawking Physicist Jan 8, 1942 - Mar 14, 2018 voicesvoyagethroughtime Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. L'Intelligence est la capacité à s'adapter au changement. 智能是有能力适应变化. Stephen William Hawking Physicist Jan 8, 1942 - Mar 14, 2018 voicesvoyagethroughtime I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life. Louise Lynn Hay Hay House publishing Oct 8, 1926 - Aug 30, 2017 voicesvoyagethroughtime Each day is a new opportunity. Yesterday is over and done. Today is the first day of my future. Louise Lynn Hay Hay House publishing Oct 8, 1926 - Aug 30, 2017 voicesvoyagethroughtime Each one of us has a three-year-old child within us, and we often spend most of our time yelling at that kid in ourselves. Then we wonder why our lives don’t work. Chacun de nous a un enfant de trois ans à l'intérieur de nous, et souvent nous passons la plupart de notre temps à crier après cet enfant en nous-mêmes. Puis nous nous demandons pourquoi nos vies ne fonctionnent pas. 我们每个人中都有一个三岁的孩子，我们经常花我们大部分 时间对自己的那个孩子大喊大叫. 然后我们想知道为什么我 们的生活不起作用. Louise Lynn Hay Hay House publishing Oct 8, 1926 - Aug 30, 2017 voicesvoyagethroughtime Childhood is a short season. Helen Hayes Actress *born Helen Hayes MacAthur 1900 Oct 10 ~ 1993 March 17 www.voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Age is not important unless you’re a cheese. Helen Hayes Actress *born Helen Hayes MacAthur 1900 Oct 10 ~ 1993 March 17 voicesvoyagethroughtime We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. Helen Hayes Actress *born Helen Hayes MacAthur 1900 Oct 10 ~ 1993 March 17 voicesvoyagethroughtime When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerence with your morning coffee. Helen Hayes Actress *born Helen Hayes MacAthur 1900 Oct 10 ~ 1993 March 17 voicesvoyagethroughtime What surprises me in life are not the marriages that fail, but the marriages that succeed. Rita Hayworth Actress *Margarita Carmen Cansino October 17, 1918 ~ May 14, 1987 voicesvoyagethroughtime There is balance in life, but not fairness. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime What you fear most will happen to you - that is the law. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime The tragedy is not that love doesn't last. The tragedy is the love that lasts. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime Human beings need unhappiness at least as much as they need happiness. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime ... one doesn't really profit from experience; one merely learns to predict the next mistake. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime Marriage is like democracy - it doesn't really work, but it's all we've been able to come up with. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime Americans' great and secret fear is that America may turn out to be a phenomenon rather than a civilization. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime When people say of their tragedies, 'I don't often think of it now,' what they mean is it has entered permanently into their thoughts, and colors everything. Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime Did you ever notice how easy it is to forgive a person any number of faults for one endearing characteristic, for a certain style, or some commitment to life - while someone with many good qualities is insupportable for a single defect if it happens to be a boring one? Shirley Hazzard Author 1931 January 30 ~ 2016 December 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime I want to be remembered as one who tried. ~ Dorothy Height Activist Mar 24, 1912 - Apr 20, 2010 voicesvoyagethroughtime If the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the time. ~ Dorothy Height Activist Mar 24, 1912 - Apr 20, 2010 voicesvoyagethroughtime We have to see that all of us are in the same boat. ~ Dorothy Height Activist Mar 24, 1912 - Apr 20, 2010 If you worry about who is going to get credit, you don't get much work done.
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