Rachel Cusk Quotes
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
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I needed an opportunity to get back in the studio and get my recording chops back together.
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Power focuses on self-preservation; principle focuses on making ideas successful.
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Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity.
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I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
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I've always been a history lover. I've spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like.
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There were many films made for both cinema and television, and in general I don't connect them very much with our books. I have one favorite: 'The Man on the Roof' by director Bo Widerberg, which was based on 'The Abominable Man.'
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When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.
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If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.
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I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom.
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The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.
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I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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As mainstream religious leaders of different faiths get together, it strengthens the voice of moderation.
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I'm sure I wouldn't have been asked to judge the Man Booker if it weren't for 'Downton.'
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I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.
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Life for my family was a real struggle, as it was for most in those farming communities in Alabama.
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Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.
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As a photographer, I'm interested in how dramatically photography has changed. Most images are not real or are composites, and most of us don't even know it anymore.
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The British have always made terrible parents.
