James Turrell Quotes
There are very few religious experiences that aren't explained using the vocabulary of light.
Quotes to Explore
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I am not an angry guy. It's just the roles I do that impact my personality.
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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
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It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I grew up in a working-class Israeli family, which was feminist only in its female-dominated structure.
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It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur.
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First and foremost, you've got to make yourself happy. Essentially being who you are is the most important thing. When you're after truth, happiness always comes.
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I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
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I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
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I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.
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For a while, I thought that I was only going to be cast in Second World War films.
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I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.
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You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest resolution is generally irresistible.
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Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare.
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Being inspired is one thing, but completely knocking off a design is another. There is a big difference.
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Most of western culture is a distortion of reality. But reality should be distorted; that is, imaginatively amended. The Buddhist acquiescence to nature is neither accurate about nature nor just to human potential.
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I have a few pieces that I got for my birthdays or that I bought for myself: I acquire things that speak to me and put them on my wall. When I see things I like, I just know.
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Bedouin ways were hard even for those brought up to them, and for strangers, terrible: a death in life.
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I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.
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There are very few religious experiences that aren't explained using the vocabulary of light.
