Philippe Petit Quotes
As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.Philippe Petit
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If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
Ed Harris -
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.
Larry Hovis -
There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
Malik Bendjelloul -
I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
Samira Wiley -
I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
Rainn Wilson -
I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
Kailash Kher
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I love the process of acting, and to turn your passion into a career is the biggest gift.
Ram Kapoor -
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.
Olivia Holt -
I think there are so many ways to become interested in music. I believe signs of sustained interest gives a sense of the right time. Music, if thought of as a language, would perhaps indicate that as early as possible is not so bad. I do believe that a really nurturing first teacher that makes the child love something is crucial.
Yo-Yo Ma -
I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
Viggo Mortensen -
You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.
Sabrina Bryan -
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Quentin Crisp
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
Aaron Paul -
If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
Karl Pilkington -
It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.
Gabrielle Reece -
When it comes to jobs, jobs are just like products in the sense that the free market operates and sees that somebody gets paid what they're worth.
Wayne Rogers -
Men create the gods in their own image.
Xenophanes -
Coaching the Bruins is like going bear hunting with a butter knife.
Pat Burns
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Politicians have conflicting values but not conflicting knowledge.
Louis B. Rosenberg -
I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect.
George Carlin -
The percentage you're paying is too high priced While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams.
Steve Winwood Blind Faith -
In high school, all my friends' older brothers had these cars. I had a number of friends whose brothers collected Dodges and Plymouths and some of the coolest cars I've ever seen when I was a kid. I was just flabbergasted.
Bill Goldberg -
The way we think about a presidential portrait is one that is imbued with dignity from the outset.
Kehinde Wiley -
As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.
Philippe Petit