Philippe Petit Quotes
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'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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The beauty of a Moroccan riad is undeniable, but even the most die-hard fan may find herself growing a little weary of what can come to feel like a one-size-fits-all aesthetic: tilework, white Berber rugs, woolen tribal throw pillows in reds and ochers, cut-metal lanterns.
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
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Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.
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I dyed my hair pink when I was fifteen.
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I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail.
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It's such a weird thing: to sit and look at yourself is so distracting to the psyche. It would be like me standing in front of a mirror and looking at myself all day, trying to find a flaw.
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Researchers have been looking for biomarkers of age for a long time and have failed. People sell tests out there to measure your biological age, and none of them work. There's no evidence that you can measure biological age with any reliability.
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The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.
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In football, the result is an impostor. You can do things really, really well but not win. There's something greater than the result, more lasting - a legacy.
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The moment you start to talk about playing music, you destroy music. It cannot be talked about. It can only be played, enjoyed and listened to.
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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The turkey has a destiny which ends on San Martino's day.
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I have always wanted to be liked and respected.
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I think the writing skills of actors are sometimes underestimated.
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I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story suggestions, with script changes, whatever.
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When I first went to 'National Geographic,' I thought I was the least qualified person to step through the doors. But because of my parents and the culture of continual learning they imposed on us, I later came to believe I was the most qualified person who ever worked there.
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When you're young, you're always concerned about how you're being seen and how you're being criticized.
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I might be into writing... I'd like to try it someday. I always come up with some good ideas.
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Change his mind. Tell him you're sorry you grilled his shorts." That you're sorry you've got ice running through your veins .
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To supply a thought is mental massage; but to evolve a thought of your own is an achievement. Thinking is a brain exercise - and no faculty grows save as it is exercised.
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People want to tear me down, they were going to knife me anyway.
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Morality is more dependent on the state of one's stomach than of one's nation.
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Faith is what replaces doubt in my dictionary.
