James Turrell Quotes
I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing... like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.
Quotes to Explore
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
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I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.
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We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students.
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Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.
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The concept of monogamy is an inheritance of a medieval time, when family would carry the tradition of the name and certain privileges. It's a way of organizing society, perhaps.
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People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?
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I can only hope that my future movies will do well.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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Oil is ancient wealth in the ground.
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The highest revelation is that God is in every man.
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'SNL' is the first real job I've held for more than a month and a half.
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To be the outsider is actually a great thing in England.
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Drugs, were a symptom - they weren't the cause of anything.
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I realized that after years of studying Shakespeare and Chekhov and regional repertory theater, what I really wanted to do was bust in and rob a bank and jump in the screaming getaway car and tear through the city and get in a shootout.
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I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.
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Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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In the 1990s, we were certain that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arsenal. In fact, his factories could barely make soap.
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I'm part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I'm shy; I'm prude.
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Oh for God's sake,' Heather said, 'I wish you two would just go out, fail miserably as a couple, and get it over with.
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I wanted to be a writer since I was in high school, but I never thought it was possible.
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Fire is a fragile lover, court her well, neglect her not; her faith is like a misty smoke, her anger is destructive hot.
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I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing... like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.
