David Sylvian Quotes
Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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I still find it strange, I suppose, when I say to someone, 'Can you just pass me my leg?' But I don't ever think about my disability.
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My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
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I am like a man so busy in letting rooms in one end of his house, that he can't stop to put out the fire that is burning the other.
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Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
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I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.
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By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
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A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation.
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I make a lot of soups, and I love stews. My mother's a big foodie. She went to culinary school in New Orleans and has an oyster-artichoke soup recipe that has no cream in it but it tastes so creamy.
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Marijuana is not tested for, and yet that is the big thing guys are getting in trouble with in the league. It's terrible.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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Tell you the truth, the night before, I don't sleep. It's exciting to be in postseason, you fight one-hitter 62 games, you make it.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.
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I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
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It is users that are driving the networks with innovations on top of the networks and with innovations in the devices space. This is very healthy.
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Mr. Herschel … brought with him the calculations of the computers, and we commenced the tedious process of verification. After a time many discrepancies occurred, and at one point these discordances were so numerous that I exclaimed, 'I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam,' to which Herschel replied, 'It is quite possible.'
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Stress comes from within; it is your reaction to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves.
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Going to the Oscars is always the most sensory overload and a huge amount of fun.
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I'm still traumatized that I'm going to be on a big screen in a white bikini and naked so who knows!
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To be honest, it makes you a lot better coach when your boss is in the meeting room. You're a lot more driven every day.
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Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.
