Pierre Schaeffer Quotes
We live in an age dominated by the problem of limits. We are witnessing the end of progress. We have reached the saturation point. Are we going beyond these limits? Are we going to take the risk? There is much work to do to maintain the planet.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Exercise helps my back. If I don't exercise, that's when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I am not a great fan of computers. I do watch videos and analyse which batsman is playing how. Batsmen can play different shots on different days. A batsman may not play cover drives well, but if he connects with two such shots, he starts playing the drive well on that day.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
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Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.
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A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.
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We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family.
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The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.
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Ask Jeeves! Who ever used that thing? College freshmen to find out who Goethe was - that's it.
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One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that, she'll tell anything.
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We live in an age dominated by the problem of limits. We are witnessing the end of progress. We have reached the saturation point. Are we going beyond these limits? Are we going to take the risk? There is much work to do to maintain the planet.
