Christian Marclay Quotes
You can get so many sounds out of one record. Every record can be used in some way.
Quotes to Explore
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I like to connect with people and suss them out. There's no better way than seeing how they react if you just bear into them.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.
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If we don't do it, somebody else will. The Chinese, the Europeans and the Japanese all have the goal of going to the moon. Certainly we don't want to wake up and see that they have a base there before we do.
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I often reread books I have written.
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My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service.
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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
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I cherish the ballets made for myself by Mr. Balanchine. He never lost his temper. He was quiet, humble, the genius of the 20th century.
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It is safe to make a choice of your thoughts, scarcely ever safe to express them all.
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Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.
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I'm not a skinny girl. I push it. I'm at the limit of chubbiness at all times, but I'm happy at all times.
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I can afford to get Tesco's finest sandwiches rather than the basic ones.
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Every single aspect of myself, let me put it this way, it's all about trying to incorporate. It's about trying to weave the web and keep everyone happy. And of course, it's about giving value to those people so they continue to sponsor me.
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I'm a registered Republican and consider socialism a violation of the American principle that you shouldn't stick your nose in other people's business except to make a buck.
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The fact that President Obama gave up his public holiday (today is the President’s Day) and held the US-Asean Leaders Summit has shown Washington’s recognition towards the importance of Asean
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It's not necessarily about what career you pick. It's about how you do what you do.
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When you are guilty, it is not your sins you hate but yourself.
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When rain has hung the leaves with tears I want you near to kill my fears, To help me to leave all my blues behind. For standin' in your heart Is where I want to be And long to be, Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
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Karaoke bars are devil worship!
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I think that old school style of 'I'm your parent and I'm greater than you' doesn't work. What I establish with my children is a partnership.
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It was no more nor less than true. You do things by doing things, not by not doing them. No more crazy upsidedownness, he resolved. Good was better than bad. Good environments are better than bad environments.
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Time is only an illusion produced by the succession of our states of consciousness as we travel through eternal duration, and it does not exist where no consciousness exists in which the illusion can be produced; but "lies asleep."
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Highly resilient people are flexible, adapt to new circumstances quickly, and thrive in constant change. Most important, they expect to bounce back and feel confident that they will. They have a knack for creating good luck out of circumstances that many others see as bad luck.
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You can get so many sounds out of one record. Every record can be used in some way.
