James Turrell Quotes
I know that science is very interested in answers, and I'm just happy with a good question.
Quotes to Explore
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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You can't just let nature run wild.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be.
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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
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There's a good deal in common between the mind's eye and the TV screen, and though the TV set has all too often been the boobtube, it could be, it can be, the box of dreams.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.
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We eat animals because they taste good. And if that's O.K., what's wrong with wearing fur? We need as a society to think seriously about our institutionalized animal use.
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I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space.
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There's the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: He's supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs you've been recording and then say, 'Guys, I don't hear any singles.' And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one.
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The Net is allowing us to turn ourselves into a giant, collective meta-intelligence. And this meta-intelligence continues to grow as more and more people come online.
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It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.
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China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.
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It's good to break records, I love it.
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I know that science is very interested in answers, and I'm just happy with a good question.
