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.
Carlisle Floyd
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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.
Cameron Sinclair
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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.
Pamela Meyer
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It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies - character-driven stuff.
Tatiana Maslany
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I think music needs danger; it needs risk.
Taylor Momsen
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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.
Patrick Warburton
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There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
T. D. Jakes
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
Baz Luhrmann
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The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.
Edmund Hillary
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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.
Orlando Bloom
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I live in New York and I was only there for 2 weeks all last year.
Patricia Velasquez
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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.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
Quintilian
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I'm bringing what I've always wanted: film quality work on television. That's the way it should be.
Maggie Q
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One should know their body types well to experiment with trends.
Yami Gautam
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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.
Kate Smith
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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.
Upamanyu Chatterjee
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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.
Yoko Ono
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A lot of people have said a lot of great things about Steve Jobs. And for good reason: he built the world's second-most valuable company, with billions in profits and products that have improved every aspect of our lives. But Steve didn't get there by being a soft, fluffy, Kumbaya-type leader.
Kevin O'Leary
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I think there was a decision to freeze it.
Ehud Olmert
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Everybody's like, 'You're tall. You didn't play basketball?' They asked me when I was a freshman in high school, and basketball practice was the same time a lot of stuff happened with choir. And I picked choir, which, normally, people would scratch their heads at, but it worked out okay.
Chris Young
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People put limitations on their creativity, believing they have to rely on what they know and what they have done.
Bertrand Piccard
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I do love playing aristocrats, probably because it's so against type. So much more interesting than playing a version of yourself.
Keeley Hawes
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High among the unpredictable variables that endanger the survival of worthy buildings are the vagaries of taste.
Martin Filler