Philippe Petit Quotes
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
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The way I like to work is to attach personal experiences to what I'm doing, so it helps tremendously if I can write my own play under what the writer has written.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
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I had been keeping an off eye on the advertising field, thinking I might become an idea man and a copywriter.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like?
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.
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If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick.
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Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.
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Whether people be of high or low birth, rich or poor, old or young, enlightened or confused, they are all alike in that they will one day die.
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Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.
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Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it.
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My real passion is to make movies, to direct. It's good for my ego to be an actress. It's like someone is saying, 'Yes, you're beautiful! Yes, you're doing fine!' But I feel like a child when I'm an actress.
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I just go out and try to make sense of the world around me.
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Later in high school, I met Hillel Slovak, who was the original guitar player of the Chili Peppers, and we became really close. We had a band, and we didn't like the bass player, so I started playing bass, and I got a bass two weeks later.
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Historians once assumed that when childhood mortality was high, people must not have loved their children very much; it would have been too painful. Research has since proved that assumption wrong.
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Well, you would have to say what is the criteria to determine the success of any merger? It would have to be that the companies are stronger financially, that they took market share, and they are on a very steady footing in terms of their performance.
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It is treacherous on a high wire to change your focus point and suddenly look down.
