Kenneth Koch Quotes
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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I don't know how you make decisions in your life, but I weigh lots of things, and it's not always the purest of things for why I take a job or do this. I always try to think of the many different factors in my life, and not one is pure greed. One is pure quality of life.
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All four majors are definitely a priority.
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There's a generative material relationship between the material and the image that comes up.
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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I eat a lot of chocolate.
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I've already got notebooks full of ideas for new music, so I'm gonna kind of nurture that just like I do all of my ideas and perfect it until it's ready and then I'll just let it go.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.
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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
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People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
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Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
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People in Hollywood are going make pictures where ever it's the least expensive to make them.
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This is the first time in 10 years I don't know what I'm doing next, and I'm rather enjoying it. Soon I'll be climbing the walls no doubt, but right now, it's not clear, I'm just enjoying the freedom.
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For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school.
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Any stigma will do to beat a dogma.
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There's been so many unbelievable players in Los Angeles, maybe the best of the best.
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'Midnight Cowboy' is an exquisite piece of filmmaking. It's insane.
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I've always wanted to play Don Quixote in some way. It's a great role. I think the idealism of the man shows that hope that we have in the human breast to achieve something.
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When Jane and I spoke out, people thought, What ungrateful children those two kids are to be that nasty about their father.
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It takes a long time to publish a book.
