Brian Sutton-Smith Quotes
I keep trying to understand the phenomenon of why adults are so literal when children are so imaginative. Toys are a caricature of reality.
Brian Sutton-Smith
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
Harmony Korine
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
Walter Lippmann
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I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's many more! I wouldn't want to be like them, you understand, but I'd like to be equal, if you will.
B. B. King
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My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began.
Waris Ahluwalia
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I know this sounds terribly shallow, but I've been mapping out my outfits for the next day every day since I was little, even before high school.
Rachel Bilson
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I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
Yo-Yo Ma
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I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.
Uzo Aduba
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
Maika Monroe
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Scientifically speaking, if I say something, or it gets misquoted, or people put a spin on it... I mean, are you interested, really, in what people are saying?
Tamsin Greig
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There are still 500,000 persons afflicted with leprosy in Latin America, so it is still very much present.
Walter Salles
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At comedy festivals, we always get grouped with other musical comedians, so you can get to know them and see what everyone is doing. it's really fun and awesome that we're the only girls, because we can tackle issues that guys can't sing about.
Kate Micucci
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Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.
Karl Marx
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Parenting classes should be mandatory, whether you are adopting or not, and would include an evaluation of your current physical, mental and financial state as well as how ready you are to take on the rigors of parenthood. Our children are our most precious natural resource, and there is absolutely no other way to parent but to put them first.
Dale Archer
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...there are some children who aren't really children at all, they're just pillars of flame that burn everything they touch. And there are some children who are just pillars of ash, that fall apart when you touch them..." ~ Thomas Builds-the-Fire (played by Evan Adams) in Alexie's "Smoke Signals
Sherman Alexie
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It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.
Tamara Mellon
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[Malcolm X] shared with Marcus Garvey a commitment to building strong black institutions. He shared with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a commitment to peace and the freedom of racialized minorities.
Manning Marable
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It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Patrick Henry
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I keep trying to understand the phenomenon of why adults are so literal when children are so imaginative. Toys are a caricature of reality.
Brian Sutton-Smith
