Lafcadio Hearn Quotes
A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable.
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Form can only be destroyed accidentally, i.e., on account of its connexion with substance, the true nature of which consists in the property of never being without a disposition to receive form.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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I was a dispatcher, flat-tire fixer, changed the oil, fixed the fan belts. There was nothing too good for me.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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I said a long time ago that Foursquare can make cities better. You have these augmented realities like Foursquare and Twitter and Facebook that provide these virtual nodes and instant feedback from anywhere, adding annotation around a physical places.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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You make knowledge relevant to life and you make it important for children to learn things that will really relate to things going on in their lives, and not abstract.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky.
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But eventually it is a game of cricket.
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I was on Kanye's Yeezus tour as a dancer, but really, I was a Vanessa Beecroft model. I was one of the three 'dancers' who couldn't dance and was more of an accessory than an individual. Vanessa was pretty involved. Her style is about a lot of standing. It's very simple but haunting.
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Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
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They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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Nobody can dare me to do anything that I don't come up with on my own.
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My happiest times in the theater are when I do ensemble pieces. I really got into theater because of that closeness.
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It's about a young girl who will stop at nothing to be the valedictorian of her class. It's very dark and very wicked, but it's got a great part for a kid, and a great part for an older woman.
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But what's true about comedians is that we've all got a huge hole in our personality. In a room of 3,000 people, we're the one person facing in the opposite direction - yet we have this overwhelming desire to be liked.
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A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable.
