Marsilio Ficino Quotes
Books that distribute things... with as daring a freedom as we use in dreams, put us on our feet again.
Quotes to Explore
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My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
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Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
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Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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A rap dude has his rap persona, his hyper version of himself. Do you know Method Man's real name? Or Elton John, Marylin Monroe? You make up this character. That's kind of what we have done with Die Antwoord, playing with characters.
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My first book, 'In Praise of Slowness,' examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. 'Slow' in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail's pace. It means doing everything at the right speed.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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Both my wife and I went to Harvard, and it's incredibly exciting that our son and daughter are going there and have the chance to experience it. There are many awesome opportunities at Harvard. That's one of its greatest frustrations - not having enough time to take the classes you want to take.
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Two half philosophers will probably never a whole metaphysician make.
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I am a fiscal conservative.
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I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt.
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I have never written for an audience. On the other hand I do not write merely to please myself.
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Man, Farmville is so huge! Do you realize it's the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the world?
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Black America knows better than anyone else the high price children pay for the sexual agendas of adults.
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I worried I was a boyish shape. I always thought I might grow some, but it never happened.
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The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.
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There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them.
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I wish I could make music about politics. I feel like it's such an art and a talent that I admire tremendously, but when I step into the studio, I step out of the real world, and it's therapeutic.
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.
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Books that distribute things... with as daring a freedom as we use in dreams, put us on our feet again.
