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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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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A lot of technological capital has to be absorbed person-to-person, and that happens more quickly if countries are economically integrated.
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I am not interested in genres. I am interested in doing the best work I can in whatever medium.
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The aim of militants such as Boko Haram, whose very name means 'Western education is a sin,' is to sow hatred and enmity between Muslim and Christian communities, which have co-existed largely peacefully for generations. Education, in particular the education of women, is a threat to Boko Haram's goals.
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The ultimate aim of the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) is to create a one-world socialist system, and to make the U.S. an official part of it.
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There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.
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They wrote that I'd gained 30 pounds over the summer and lost it in a week because I was dating three guys at once!
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How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.
