Doug Aitken Quotes
I always thought about 'Station to Station' as an approach. It was about creating an alternative platform for culture where different mediums could co-exist.
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Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
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After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.
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I learned that despite having years and years of experience in math and computer science and so on, I didn't really know how to code until I formed a company.
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We're pretty good at putting bunts down and really good at hitting. I know as a pitcher, when you face a pitcher you know can hit, that's not fun. I think taking pride in that, and being able to hit helps your own cause.
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With this film, 'Need For Speed,' with this, we had a blank canvas to work with. What we had to do was have fast cars, and that's it.
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The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
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I like being unconventional.
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All the religious wars that have caused blood to be shed for centuries arise from passionate feelings and facile counter-positions, such as Us and Them, good and bad, white and black.
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Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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We have to understand in value what the services of nature are so that we can understand that degrading them is an irreplaceable resource that no amount of money or human ingenuity can replace.
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You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
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We know what's in our Cheerios and in our retirement accounts because the law requires disclosure.
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I was so lucky to have parents who supported me, 100%, with whatever I was doing, both financially and emotionally. Having that they made my life so much easier. Instead of becoming a bartender and trying to survive while trying to pursue your dreams, I didn't have to worry about that aspect. I could just pursue my dreams.
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Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.
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Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.
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In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.
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I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.
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Orange bright,Like golden lamps in a green light.
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It's rare when a president wins the campaign without winning independents.
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I just saw metal as another tool for me to use.
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My mother has always kept the entire family together - my dad, due to his business, has always been travelling, and hence, she at times had to play the role of a father and a mother as well.
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I want the reader to be in the shoes of everyday people who are facing incredible dangers and wonder if they would make the same choices.
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I always thought about 'Station to Station' as an approach. It was about creating an alternative platform for culture where different mediums could co-exist.
