Philip Pullman Quotes
Human beings can’t see anything without wanting to destroy it, Lyra. That’s original sin.
Quotes to Explore
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A pitcher is only as good as his legs.
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Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions.
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Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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Engagement means that in the future there will be a lot more ways for our audience to interact with Univision content.
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Be drawn to the visual arts for it can expand your imagination.
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The music business is a crazy game, especially for somebody like me who is really a purist about the art. Trying to balance the pressures of commercialism, it's a tightrope. It's a fine line between sticking to your guns and insanity.
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I was four when I first stood at the helm on my own.
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That's the miracle of fiction. I use it to spray on certain moments or places from my youth.
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I want to make clothes that people will wear, not styles that will make a big splash on the runway.
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I think that, for me, the great books like that, autobiographies, are great when the artists who write them throw caution to the wind and really put it out there as they saw it.
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As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.
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If reincarnation is a useful biological idea it is certain that somewhere in the universe it will happen.
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I do believe that in the future there will be a movie called 'Deadpool vs. Wolverine'.
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I feel more and more like 'myself' these days. Before becoming a father, I can remember a low-level feeling of somehow not quite being myself.
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I was at a really low point, thinking of going to university and doing a course because the music thing just wasn't happening for me. But I went on the show and...
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Women in Islamic countries are exposed to male domination as a rule rather than as an exception... If anyone protests... as I have done, you are sure to be branded as a witch... What I demand is freedom for women from male domination and a uniform code... It that can be construed as blasphemy, I cannot help it.
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I did nothing to look the way I look. The genetic cards that anyone is dealt are not in their control, so to take pride in my looks would be a mistake. And besides, in L.A. there's always someone more beautiful!
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Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.
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I think that my interpretation of Italian was a lot more southern than what my husband cooks. You know, I grew up in Queens and in Brooklyn, and we - really, it's more southern. It's Naples and Sicily. It's heavier. It's over-spiced. And like most Americans, I thought spaghetti and meatballs was genius.
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As long as I can wear something that's not too tight, I can move in it, it's not too thick, and I can breathe, it's great.
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You can even say that I hated myself at certain periods. I was too fat, or maybe too tall, or maybe just plain too ugly ... you can say my definiteness stems from underlying feelings of insecurity and inferiority. I couldn't conquer these feelings by acting indecisive. I found the only way to get the better of them was by adopting a forceful, concentrated drive.
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Human beings can’t see anything without wanting to destroy it, Lyra. That’s original sin.
