Carlisle Floyd Quotes
It's necessary to track characters all the way through an opera. If you're dealing with more than one or two characters, it's very easy to forget that the others have lives of their own that feed into the story.
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Humans are a social species more than any other, and in order to build a community, which for some reason humans have to do in order to live, we have to solve the communication problem. Language is the tool that was invented to solve that problem.
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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I studied music at the most remedial level when I was a kid, through the Los Angeles public schools, with a little private instruction.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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I feel comfortable whenever I step on the floor.
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Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
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We're actually thinking about distributing 'Moon Over Broadway' on-line. It's tempting, because when you go to a major studio, it's sort of like a farm, you know? They make all the money, since it's kind of a buyer's market.
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Honestly, at times, I still get bored. 'Dancing with the Stars' kept me busy, and that's what I like. When I first started fighting, I was working two jobs, and I was still going to school at the same time while training. I'm meant to be a busy person.
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I am going to enjoy some other things apart from business.
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More recently, as faith gave way to materialism, anti-Semitism assumed a secular mode, harnessing itself to the dominant ideologies of both the Left and the Right.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.
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But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of.
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When I grew up, I thought I was Jewish. Now I don't consider myself Jewish. I consider myself a Kabbalist.
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We are all born mad. Some remain so.
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Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.
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April ... hath put a spirit of youth in everything.
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I liked painting and drawing, and I liked humanities mainly - poetry, literature - this speculative attitude toward life.
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake.
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It's necessary to track characters all the way through an opera. If you're dealing with more than one or two characters, it's very easy to forget that the others have lives of their own that feed into the story.
