Darcey Bussell Quotes
I had once been told my ability to read would only reach that of a ten-year-old, but I was determined to achieve more.
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I'm a very feminine person, but I have this hard shell, man, and I stay focused and don't take things personally.
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My dad once said that in criminal law you see terrible people on their best behavior; in family law you see great people on their worst behavior.
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I have really high expectations for myself, so I just want to go out there and compete.
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Cognitive neuroscience, and social theorists from Weber to Bourdieu, have recognized that humans act, most of the time, habitually, not reflectively. Both at intrastate and inter-states levels, habits play critical roles in mitigating uncertainty, providing a sense of order, and entrench patterns of cooperation or enmity.
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I am still not a fussy eater, although I do enjoy good food.
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There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back.
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Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes.
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All artists are crazy.
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Twasn't me, 'twas the Lord! I always told Him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,' an' He always did.
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I do not want to be a robot, a cog in society who answers 'yes' because 'yes' is considered the appropriate answer. Neither do I want to be a protestor. I just want to seek out what lies underneath the veils of politeness and programming that I've been given as a person in this society.
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Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.
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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
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As long as I own this football team and long after I'm gone, they will always be the Washington Redskins.
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The boundary between neurology and psychiatry is becoming increasingly blurred, and it's only a matter of time before psychiatry becomes just another branch of neurology.
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When I grew up, I had a lot of fun ski racing with my friends. We pushed each other, and this made it easier to work hard.
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The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.
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My commitment to a humane and peaceful world continues to this day.
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Sometimes when earth's gods are homesick they visit in the still of the night the peaks where once they dwelt, and weep softly as they try to play in the olden way on remembered slopes.
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I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.
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A lot of my friends have tattoos; I realized that it's not only just a part of pop culture, but a bit of a map on someone's body, which says something about people. A part of their life, like an armor or a crest.
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I think touring is an important part of the life of an orchestra. Not only sharing with other audiences, but bringing that sense of family that you get back home. The sense of growing deeper into the music, of making it all sound like chamber music - that comes from being together on tour.
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I had once been told my ability to read would only reach that of a ten-year-old, but I was determined to achieve more.
