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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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
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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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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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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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God has never, in the history of mankind, allowed his name to go long offended.
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How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?
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We observe closely related species in sympatry and infer how they evolved from a common ancestor.
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Each man believes only his experience.
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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'.
