Janna Levin Quotes
I'd like to convince you that the universe has a soundtrack and that soundtrack is played on space itself, because space can wobble like a drum.
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As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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I can paint in jail.
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Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace.
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The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
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Leading from behind doesn't work.
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I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all.
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With every film, I try and give the audiences a little more than the previous film in terms of comedy, action, drama and so on.
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War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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I am definitely a person of color.
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The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.
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I'm still Christian. I was not raised in a Christian church to hate people. I was taught to love people and accept people. I know what I believe.
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We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889.
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I feel no compulsion to be a pundit. As a matter of fact, I really don't have that much to say about most things. Working with hard news satisfies me completely.
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I think I've had extremes of being unable to exist outside of my own head, and then I only am existing for other people... There's a middle ground where I should take care of myself and other people.
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I play out negative fantasies for people. I'm the guy people love to hate. And they always remember the bad guy.
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Last night I dreamed about you. What happened in detail I can hardly remember, all I know is that we kept merging into one another. I was you, you were me. Finally you somehow caught fire.
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Lest those islands still seem to you too remote in space and time to be relevant to our modern societies, just think about the risks... of our increasing globalization and increasing worldwide economic interdependence.
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I'd like to convince you that the universe has a soundtrack and that soundtrack is played on space itself, because space can wobble like a drum.
