Danielle de Niese Quotes
Outreach appearances in the schools are usually part of my contracts, and I love doing them.
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For psychological purposes the most important differences in conation are those in virtue of which the object is revealed as sensed or perceived or imaged or remembered or thought.
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To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that.
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I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.
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There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in an editing booth in Washington on M Street when I was in my 20s. Then I found out that it is one of the oldest forms of telling a story - it was the structure of a sermon.
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Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
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The thing about dating someone who listens to a totally different genre than you is they can help you find things to appreciate in that genre.
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I used to sit on the Circle Line and go 'round and 'round and write.
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A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.
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Because of my medical and ideological training, I am accustomed to saying that life is adaptation and symbiosis.
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Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.
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When I first went out on the road with Larry Williams, there was also, like, The Coasters, The Drifters, and The Flamingos.
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My take is, privacy is precious. I think privacy is the last true luxury. To be able to live your life as you choose without having everyone comment on it or know about.
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No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
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People in great institutions are occasionally credulous.
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And I'll never forget the first time I took the possibility to project sound every day for six or seven hours with special devices which were built for me.
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The Arab Spring showed that people are not going to wait for an American president to make good on his big talk about democracy and human rights; they are going to fight for those rights themselves and overthrow pro-American dictators who stand in their way.
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I have never seen anyone burn a flag. And if I did, it would take every ounce of restraint I had not to haul off and hit them.
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Men are to be estimated, not from what they know, but from what they are able to perform
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It's easy to forget, as a leader, that when employees don't get the wide view, not only does the point of their work escape them, but it can also lead to real frustration. It's hard to feel pride and ownership when you don't understand where things are going.
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I guess I am a rapper. It's weird to be called that, or tell someone that's your profession.
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Every one of us ... knows better than he practices, and recognizes a better law than he obeys.
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Reverend King knew that the path to success could not be zero-sum—our side wins and your side loses.
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A friend is someone who understand your past, believes in your future, and accepts you today just the way you are.
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Outreach appearances in the schools are usually part of my contracts, and I love doing them.
