Jean-Michel Jarre Quotes
We all think we are connected to the world now, but we are not talking to our neighbours any more.
Quotes to Explore
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EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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It's time to bring a change because the world is changing. Let's open our minds and live in present.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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I don't think that when I'm acting I feel like I lose myself to it, but that sense of losing, that sense of discomfort, well, I guess maybe that comes a bit! It's about redefining what 'uncomfortable' means for you.
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Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it's been tested by recession and all manner of challenges - I stand before you again tonight, after almost two terms as your president, to tell you I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.
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I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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The relevant question isn't, 'Is this a potential friend for me?' but, 'Is this character alive?'
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I was raised Catholic, and I can get incredibly guilty about mistakes.
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I'd say the best scents are ones that don't overtake a room. I love things that remind me of the outdoors and home.
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I live for comedy. I've been doing it for such a long time. Comedy is hard in itself.
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We all think we are connected to the world now, but we are not talking to our neighbours any more.
