Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr.) Quotes
How mad would it actually be to do an 'Avatar' type animation film, but about something mundane like a Winn-Dixie cashier's day at work? That'd be something else, I think.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of the New Testament.
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Well, I didn't really grow up playing or listening to metal, like many of the kids I went to school with. I only got into it in my late teens, so when Marilyn Manson formed, it was at a time when I was still excited about approaching music from that angle.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.
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Every time I sit for a song, I feel I am finished. It's like a beggar sitting waiting for God to fill your bowl with the right thought. In every song, I ask help from Him. Everybody around is so good, so to create music that will connect with so many people is not humanly possible without inspiration.
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I've always felt a spiritual connection with acting. And I felt whole when I was onstage.
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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Well, the average person comes home from work really tired, and just wants to flip through channels until they land on the thing that's the least objectionable to them. They're not looking for their new favorite TV show because they know that that search will take forever and they'll go to bed unhappy.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.
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Cinema is made to film material: the body. By filming the material, the mechanical, the worker, we arrive at the spiritual.
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La raison et l'amour sont ennemis jurés.
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Multi-tasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time.
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When you prepare for something, you can then play around; you're not as worried about remembering your lines because you already know them so well. That's where you can find the freedom. So I'm all about prep work.
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How mad would it actually be to do an 'Avatar' type animation film, but about something mundane like a Winn-Dixie cashier's day at work? That'd be something else, I think.
