Paolo Nutini Quotes
I write on the acoustic guitar, I write some on the piano, but I've been messing around with these guitar pedals and drum machines, educating myself in that world.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand them. What would be their motives for contributing money? Why do these people contribute money to some places, but not to others? That's attunement - treating everybody well, but not treating everybody the same.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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A lot of things and a lot of money is involved in a movie. It is very upsetting when a movie doesn't fare well at the box-office.
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
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I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.
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Over the long hours of taping 5, 6 or 7 episodes a day, we develop a great sense of family.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.
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For me, the first fact of human existence is the human body. But if you embrace the reality of the human body, you embrace mortality, and that is a very difficult thing for anything to do because the self-conscious mind cannot imagine non-existence. It's impossible to do.
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I'm fascinated with films that deal with strategy because there's a right way and a wrong way to get the job done.
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Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it.
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Balance in life is the key, as Aristotle taught us. Nobody likes a naive Pollyanna, but neither do we like to be around people who are constantly complaining and finding fault.
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Do you need an aggressive streak to thrive? You could say that. A lot of the great players have that mentality.
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I write on the acoustic guitar, I write some on the piano, but I've been messing around with these guitar pedals and drum machines, educating myself in that world.
