Igor Stravinsky Quotes
The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
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I don't really like to work with actors that work a lot and are very well established already. In a way, I like to nurture talent and have it burst on the scene.
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Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.
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I used to, in the summertime, spend so much money doing a lot of fun stuff. Now, I'm actually consciously trying to save so we can live how we want to live after basketball. I've even sold a few things.
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The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.
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In so much of politics you're not allowed to disagree with what's been agreed.
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It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.
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It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.
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I try to keep myself as normal as possible. Stardom is transient. People forget you after a while.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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We are currently working on new policies to protect and create American jobs, particularly by improving education. We need more information in order to find the best solutions to this increasing concern for American families.
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There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.
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I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
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When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. It's not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that.
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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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There's great stuff out there, but I prefer doing a TV show, going to work every day with the same people, and a lot of stuff is not being shot in Los Angeles and I don't really want to do that because my loved ones are here.
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There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.
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If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.
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I'm a working-class kid from a blue-collar New England family.
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Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
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I love cars, but I love bikes more.
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Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
