Charles Jencks Quotes
What is a garden if not a miniaturization and celebration, of the place we are in, the universe?
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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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With comedy, it's really hard to tell if something's working on the page - you really need the actors to bring it alive. The scariest part is if people will laugh or not.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
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Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
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I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories - that's why I keep making romantic movies.
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We are not a TV station that only concentrate on those who are always under light. We are not a TV station for celebrities and for grand politicians and superstars. We are a TV station for the ordinary person. The normal people, ordinary people in the Arab world sees Al Jazeera as their voice.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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India is a democracy; it is in our DNA.
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Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time.
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To think that guys who grew up in the '60s would make a miniseries supporting the idea that Oswald acted alone is something I certainly wouldn't have predicted. But time and evidence can change the way we view things.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find their place in the world, but they all start off in the same place. I'm always painting and drawing as well, and it's an ongoing creative assignment.
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New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I'm basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Crime novels, it has been said, show the human psyche under pressure.
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Damn you! I will not grant your cursed soul Vicarious tears or a single glance. And I swear to you by the garden of the angels, I swear by the miracle-working icon, And by the fire and smoke of our nights: I will never come back to you.
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I'm the smallest man in show business, and I've got the smallest bird in Britain nesting in my garden.
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Education is the ability to perceive the hidden connections between phenomena.
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It may be true that artists adopt a flamboyant appearance, but it's also true that people who look funny get stuck with the arts.
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The moralist must praise heroism and condemn cruelty; but the moralist does not explain events.
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What is a garden if not a miniaturization and celebration, of the place we are in, the universe?
