Jane Roberts Quotes
I don't feel 'possessed' or 'invaded during sessions. I don't feel that some superspirit has 'taken over' my body. Instead I feel as if I am practicing some precise psychological art, one that is ancient and poorly understood in our culture; or as if I'm learning a psychological science that helps me map the contours of consciousness itself.
Quotes to Explore
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Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.
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If a superhero knocks over a building, and there are 5,000 people in the building that we can presume are now dead, does it matter? Because they're not people we know. But if one dog we like gets run over by a car, it's the worst thing we've ever seen. I totally understand where that visceral reaction comes from. I have that same reaction.
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I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.
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I am from the age of magazines, so the Internet is terrifying to me. But I am learning.
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The world of fiction is a sovereign world that comes to life in the author's head and follows the rules of art, of literature. And that is the major difference that is reflected in the form of the work, in its language and its plot. An author invents every aspect of a fiction, every detail.
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Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.
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I'm very interested in science.
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Historical fiction is actually good preparation for reading SF. Both the historical novelist and the science fiction writer are writing about worlds unlike our own.
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When you are doing a long scene, you have dialogue and interaction to narrate the character. But making sense out of facial expression and reacting is difficult. Having said that, I think such challenges are good for learning.
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I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there's an hour's worth of business or not.
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I really identified with Pocahontas' struggles as a young woman trying to identify herself in a modern, changing world and trying to stay true to her culture and heritage.
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Who would think it possible to redirect historical scholarship by explaining what Thomas Jefferson said in the Declaration of Independence?
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My first calendar was a combination of photos taken from different shoots including golf and casual.
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We are learning more about the humanity of the unborn child. Science and truth support the prolife movement.
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I think that music is still art, even if it's commercialised.
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Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes.
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I believe that pop culture is just, like, so ready for 'Watchmen.' We tried so hard to ride that wave between satire and reality, and all the things that make you still care about the character, but you don't miss the commentary about them.
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Our lives and our culture have been significantly changed and improved by hardware, software, and services developed by immigrants.
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Science repulses the indefinite.
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The best learning I had came from teaching.
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I love working with the actors eye-to-eye. I think something gets lost in translation, not only through a monitor, but when you leave the area where the actual scene is taking place.
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Other psychological theories say a good deal about compensation.
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My high school years were fun and frustrating, typical of the teen years. The most important accomplishment was meeting my wife, Ruth.
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I don't feel 'possessed' or 'invaded during sessions. I don't feel that some superspirit has 'taken over' my body. Instead I feel as if I am practicing some precise psychological art, one that is ancient and poorly understood in our culture; or as if I'm learning a psychological science that helps me map the contours of consciousness itself.
