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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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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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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Feminism is dead. The movement is absolutely dead. The women's movement tried to suppress dissident voices for way too long. There's no room for dissent.
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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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When I was in college, I had only one ambition that one day I would like to be a director.
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We will all rise from the grave.
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I had these little babies [my twins] and it gave me something so spectacular, such a feeling - I was so turned on and so excited by them that I wrote a poem. I had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.
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I would like to tell stories through the lens of the gay person, but not just for gay people.
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I've benefited enormously from an arts education and a music education in New York. When they cut the programs for funding, I was devastated.
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It is treacherous on a high wire to change your focus point and suddenly look down.
