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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The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
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The galleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. They make no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are the doers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes no mistakes lacks boldness and the spirit of adventure. He is the one who never tries anything. His is the brake on the wheel of progress. And yet it cannot be truly said he makes no mistakes, because his biggest mistake is the very fact that he tries nothing, does nothing, except criticize those who do things.
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I prefer to work in the morning. I get up now at five in the morning. In the morning is when I feel freshest.
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The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to plague us.
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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.
