Igor Stravinsky Quotes
A plague on eminence! I hardly dare cross the street anymore without a convoy, and I am stared at wherever I go like an idiot member of a royal family or an animal in a zoo; and zoo animals have been known to die from stares.
Quotes to Explore
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The world is always in movement.
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Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality.
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Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
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Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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If America don't come around, we're gonna' burn it down.
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Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes.
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We don't think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but we'll not allow such differences of opinion to grow into a problem that stands in the way of reconstructing the country and regaining the democratic path.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.
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Sometimes people ask me how old I am, and I have to stop and remember. I forget myself!
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From the viewpoint of what you can do, therefore, languages do differ - but the differences are limited. For example, Python and Ruby provide almost the same power to the programmer.
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I come by writing dialogue fairly naturally, I've got a chatty family; I'm a bit of a voyeur, and if I'm ever in a public place, I automatically find myself listening.
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I am always hearing from Israelis, 'Oh, CNN is anti-Israel,' or 'BBC is against us.' But no, they are reporting facts.
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I no longer have the energy to get really angry, like I used to.
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In space, you need to exercise your heart since it's not pumping blood around at the same rate.
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They can only dampen the expressions of a disturbed physiology. And they do not teach the lasting lessons of self-regulation.
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His cold politeness, his ceremonious grace, were worse than anything.
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The one profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right.
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A plague on eminence! I hardly dare cross the street anymore without a convoy, and I am stared at wherever I go like an idiot member of a royal family or an animal in a zoo; and zoo animals have been known to die from stares.
