Fred Tomaselli Quotes
I like the idea of multidisciplinary conversations, so in that spirit, I try and make a contribution from the art world into the music world.
Quotes to Explore
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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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The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
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I just think Australia tends to make very good movies, so if someone hands me an Australian or an American film script I would guess the Australian film would be more intriguing.
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In 20 years I want to look back and see a collection of crazy characters that I made - a menagerie.
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Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer.
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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
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Depending on where my self-confidence was, growing up, I would use humor either to bring people closer, or to keep them away from certain feelings I had.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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In New Hampshire, we know that small businesses and entrepreneurs are the engines of economic growth in the 21st-century economy, and our state has long been defined by the entrepreneurial spirit of our people.
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If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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We are in a world that is quite extremist and extremism makes more noise. Normality does not sell.
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Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion.
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God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly on anything else. Now God designed the human machine to run on Himself.
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By the time Obama came into office, Washington had already agreed over a period of a few weeks to a $700 billion government infusion into the world banking system. Nothing of the sort had ever been done before, and it was done spit spot with very little national debate.
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It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help.
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It is not questioned that the Federal Government is one of limited powers. Its powers are such, and such only, as are expressly granted in the Constitution or are properly incident to the expressly granted powers and necessary to their execution.
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Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.
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I like the idea of multidisciplinary conversations, so in that spirit, I try and make a contribution from the art world into the music world.
