Emanuel Ax Quotes
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.
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Power focuses on self-preservation; principle focuses on making ideas successful.
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You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
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I did feel pressure to look a certain way on 'Hollyoaks.' But I just had to stay strong and not let myself get into a state of mind that isn't healthy.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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ObamaCare is working. I talk to a lot of CEOs of hospitals. It is working.
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I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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I started playing guitar and writing songs when I was 15. I think what mainly sparked my interest was just the fact that I grew up listening to Cheryl King, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor, and was just always inspired by that sort of organic art, and organic songs and just very natural songwriting that came out of some of those artists.
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In theory, people would pick progression every time over being idle. But if you look at us as a culture, as a people, you would say that if you get up at five o'clock in the morning, eat your breakfast, go to work, make money, pay your bills, you're progressing, when you're still doing what's comfortable.
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And that had a powerful appeal, particularly to those who had been denied the choice to stay on at school, to go to university, to be something else, other than going down the pit.
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In a society that glorifies the pioneers, it's easy to think that an endeavor is only worth pursuing if you can be the first to pursue it.
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On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.
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Life is like an aimless river The time is now again - Ceiling Unlimited (2002)
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People that aren't special, people that don't have tiger blood and Adonis DNA (The Today Show)
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One of the most significant facts about us may finally be that we all begin with the natural equipment to live a thousand kinds of life but end in the end having lived only one.
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Whatever it is that you want to achieve, you absolutely can do it - you just have to apply yourself. Don't break the law... Buckle down and make the right choices.
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The man who obeys is nearly always better than the man who commands.
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I tell ya, with my wife, I got no sex life. Her favorite position is facing Bloomingdale's.
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It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - there's no substitute for hard work.
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Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world. If God wanted to condemn the world, he would have sent a condemner. But he wanted to save the world, so he sent us a Savior...
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I did a film many years ago called The Man Without A Face.Gaby [Hoffmann] was in with Mel Gibson. That was his directing debut. He did a great job.
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How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.
