Martin Filler Quotes
High among the unpredictable variables that endanger the survival of worthy buildings are the vagaries of taste.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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Breaks in trust are infuriating and hurtful, but they don't entitle you to flame out, throw a fit, or stomp around rolling your eyes. Try to keep the steam from coming out of your ears.
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.
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I think music needs danger; it needs risk.
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Tick is a cartoon character, I don't know if you're familiar with him. This is the third step in his evolution. Comic book to cartoon to, now, live-action.
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There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.
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Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
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I live in New York and I was only there for 2 weeks all last year.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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I'm bringing what I've always wanted: film quality work on television. That's the way it should be.
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One should know their body types well to experiment with trends.
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Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
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I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a book with someone called Saxena as the hero.
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There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
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For centuries, economic thinkers, from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes, have tried to identify the elusive formula that makes some countries more prosperous and successful than others. My curiosity about this topic spurred me, as a young professor of economics in the late 1970s, to research new ways of measuring national competitiveness.
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But if we admit God, must we admit Miracle? Indeed, indeed, you have no security against it. That is the bargain. Theology says to you in effect, 'Admit God and with Him the risk of a few miracles, and I in return will ratify your faith in uniformity as regards the overwhelming majority of events.
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Our merchants and master-manufacturers complain much of the bad effects of high wages in raising the price, and thereby lessening the sale of their goods both at home and abroad. They say nothing concerning the bad effects of high profits. They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains. They complain only of those of other people.
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I got along better with the guys than with the girls. Only two girls came up to talk to me. Later I found out they were telling their boyfriends, 'If you talk to her, I'll kill you.' It's always rough with that high school thing.
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Performance is one thing which has to be good because you're an actor.
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High among the unpredictable variables that endanger the survival of worthy buildings are the vagaries of taste.
