Maggie Nelson Quotes
In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of.
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The modern tradition is the tradition of revolt. The French Revolution is still our model today: history is violent change, and this change goes by the name of progress. I do not know whether these notions really apply to art.
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I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.
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I did an improv that was one of the most exhilarating ten minutes of my entire life. I mean, when you're doing it, you forget yourself.
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Life histories tell you just about everything you need to know about an animal.
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It's a hard thing to imagine how somebody copes with grief and at the same time has to build a new life.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.
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In the past, I used to argue with those who didn't share my views. I felt this incredible need to 'make my point.' Now I live my life and do my best to be an example of what seems right to me.
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In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education.
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I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.
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In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.
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An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
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Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.
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I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
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I don't believe in 'thinking' old. Although I've transitioned through many bodies - a baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, mid-life and older adult - my spirit is unchanged. I support my body with exercise, my mind with reading and writing, and my spirit with the knowing that I am part of the Divine source of all life.
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I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.
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Radio is not a job; it's a way of life. You can't really ever leave it.
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I think that when somebody loses a bet, they tend to sometimes confuse their motives in rooting and enjoying the game because if you lose your bet, even though the team you're rooting for wins, you have a potentially conflicted outcome.
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I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.
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I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at least three times a week dream I am back there.
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In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of.
