Philippe Petit Quotes
As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.
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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.
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I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.
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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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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
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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.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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I love the process of acting, and to turn your passion into a career is the biggest gift.
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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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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.
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The devil made me do it.
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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.
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You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.
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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.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
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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.
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Nothing is crueller than children who come from good homes.
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It's a fact that if Hillary Clinton is elected, the country's chance to have a Supreme Court that values the Constitution - and the genuine liberty and self-government for which millions have died - is gone. Not for four years, or eight, but forever.
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I like to work with different musicians and producers to change the feels of every release.
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Colleges and universities, for all the benefits they bring, accomplish far less for their students than they should. Many students graduate without being able to write well enough to satisfy their employers... reason clearly or perform competently in analyzing complex, non-technical problems.
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During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed, so did their emotional experience - and they were then able to focus on the task at hand more effectively.
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As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.
