Philippe Petit Quotes
I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
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Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you've done about as much as you can to influence your aging process.
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In Mississippi, you don't admit that you're gay. It's just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.
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And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy.
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I write 'Broad City,' so I connect it to me.
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I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I have always found women difficult. I don't really understand them. To begin with, few women tell the truth.
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My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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Open-minded tech tinkerers may still prefer traditional PCs for work because they allow much more customization than, say, an iPad.
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I have five horses. My first was a professional jumper named Santos. I got him when I was 18.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
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When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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I hate shaving. It's much easier to just do a little stubble, but my wife and daughter like it when I'm clean-shaven. If you see me with a clean face, then you know I'm in the kissing mode!
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I make a lot of money. I can take a pay cut. All my friends are taking pay cuts that are in the unions, that are - that are farming in Alabama or whatever it is. I can surely take a pay cut, too, not cutting down my show or - or the people that work for me, I can take a pay cut.
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I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously.
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I had fought for my independence and fought for my freedom to do as I chose.
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For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.
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My generation feels it has been lied to a great deal.
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I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.
