Denis Dutton Quotes
It's clear on the one hand that an education enriches and informs a response to beauty, even makes it possible in esoteric cases. On the other hand, there's no question that someone with no musical education whatsoever might wander into a concert hall and be overwhelmed by the 'Beethoven Pastoral Symphony'.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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We're going to create a portable handheld environment, and you should expect the same things you've always expected from Playstation - a great quality product, versatility, great value to the consumer.
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I really like my doctors. Some of them I love. I trust them.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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The truth is that technology is only valuable if it helps you run your organization better.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me.
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Death will never be pretty - its sights and smells too close and crude. And it will never come under our control: it gallops where we tiptoe, rips up our routines, burns our very breath with its heat and sting.
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I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
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The starting point of all achievement is desire.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.
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Sometimes I'll lock myself in a room and dance. I'll turn music on as loud as possible and just get weird!
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I don't date my girlfriend because she's a model. I date her because I love her.
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As women, we are constantly criticising and judging ourselves in terms of our body, how we dress, what profession we take up, how we fare in that. Indian women are gifted with certain body types and features, which is healthy, and we should accept that.
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They really need to know much more about where the food comes from - how to grow it and cook it, how to make consumer choices that are good for the environment and the local economy.
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My mother wanted me to be a reader. She was a reader. Even though she had an 11th-grade education, she was curious about all kinds of things - archeology, anthropology.
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I question every move. I'm constantly second-guessing myself.
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Education is an incredibly personal issue for me. If you're the first generation to go to college, sometimes you don't realize your potential until others point it out.
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Well, first of all if it wasn't for being saved by Jesus, I would not be alive. I would be dead. Some people say Jesus saved their soul... Well, maybe Jesus saved my soul spiritually, but He also saved my life physically. Every aspect of my life today has to do with the fact that Jesus saved my life.
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It's clear on the one hand that an education enriches and informs a response to beauty, even makes it possible in esoteric cases. On the other hand, there's no question that someone with no musical education whatsoever might wander into a concert hall and be overwhelmed by the 'Beethoven Pastoral Symphony'.
