Igor Stravinsky Quotes
Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.
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With network, shows are pulled half the time after three episodes whether they're good or they're not good. It's a numbers game. With cable, they can take a lot more liberties.
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Every idea has its time.
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We're immersed in the spirit of God all the time. We just don't notice.
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Literary dementia seems dated now, but there was a time when a month in the funny farm was as de rigueur for budding writers as an M.F.A. is now. To be sent away was a badge of honor; to undergo electroshock, a glorious martyrdom.
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Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
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I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.
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My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
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When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.
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I have the time needed to support the album and tour.
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I read The Odyssey all the time. I always get something out of it.
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Music is what our feelings sound like.
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My dad is a football guy, not a music guy. He didn't totally understand when I decided to be a musician.
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Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstruction we don't have much attention from people outside.
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God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.
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It was a privilege to direct the music video for Adele's beautiful, heartbreaking song, 'Hello.' When I first heard it, all the images appeared clearly in my head - and her trust and generosity allowed me to work with abandon artistically and emotionally, like she always does. It made me extremely proud.
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For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, 'This isn't what I want to do' and changed course.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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I had never done TV. I think it's a foolish medium for, most rock 'n roll music. Nobody ever comes off well on TV.
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Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.
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Poussey is a really huge part of 'Orange,' and I'm sure her name will always echo through the halls of Litchfield, dead or alive.
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The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.
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I've really been studying lyrics, printing out lyrics to songs I love and reading them like a letter.
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I'm the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can understand how he felt - how his fame limited his freedom. You get kinder as you go along.
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Music is given to us with the sole purpose of establishing an order in things, including, and particularly, the coordination between man and time.
