Philippe Petit Quotes
I would not describe my personality. And I think when you describe people, you are making a mistake. That's not how they are; that's how you perceive them at that moment. It's limiting in front of something that is magnificent and unlimited: life.
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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We can help a whole lot of people if we could figure out a way to expand Medicaid and get people the care that they need.
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I sort of wrongfully judged 'Mamma Mia!' for so long. I thought of it as a jukebox musical that I wasn't interested in. I was so wrong.
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I identified with white culture, and I wanted to fit in. I didn't identify with black culture. Like, I didn't like Tyler Perry movies, and I wasn't into hip-hop music. I liked Neil Young.
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Belgian chocolate is my weakness. I like over 72 percent cacao, which shows you how much of a dark chocolate snob I am.
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Sometimes a chord on a guitar will somehow spur some thought in your head, and you will write a song about it.
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Conscience is God present in man.
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Well, you know what? The same people that get driven crazy by hip hop are the same people that probably listen to the type of music that drives me crazy. Like, Journey covers.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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Negroes must be free in order to be equal, and they must be equal in order to be free... Men cannot win freedom unless they win equality. They cannot win equality unless they win freedom.
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Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.
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I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
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The truth is that for a Democrat to triumph in a presidential election, it needs to come on the heels of 'the dark times' of an unpopular Republican administration. Carter followed the Nixon era, Clinton succeeded after 12 years of Reagan/Bush, and Obama was a direct result of eight years of Bush/Cheney.
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My parents found what I was interested in and encouraged me. They didn't put me in front of a television and buy lots of toys, the way some American parents do.
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If you're in a conversation with me, the last thing I'll probably say when I'm walking away is, 'Thank you and sorry.'
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New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.
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Fragility is the quality of things that are vulnerable to volatility.
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SK will remain the strongest supporter to help creative economy centers become the backbone of the Korean economy.
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I write about eight hours a day, and I throw away most of what I write.
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I love seeing people smiling, dancing. There's enough sadness in the world, man.
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You know, I've sung a lot of emotional songs in my life, but when you're writing it yourself, it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.
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I would not describe my personality. And I think when you describe people, you are making a mistake. That's not how they are; that's how you perceive them at that moment. It's limiting in front of something that is magnificent and unlimited: life.
