Maurice Ravel Quotes
I am not one of the great composers. All the great have produced enormously. There is everything in their work - the best and the worst, but there is always quantity. But I have written relatively little.
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It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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I only got interested in radio once I talked my way into an internship at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 1978, never having heard the network on the air.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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Most of the tasks we do are for humans. For example, a tax calculation is counting numbers so the government can pull money out from my wallet, but government consists of humans.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.
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My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.
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People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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Even if I only had 10 readers, I'd rather do the book for them than for a million readers online.
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The main thing is that this band keeps going.
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You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.
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We must work for a solution to address the senseless cuts that hurt our border, our economy, and our country.
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A great leader should make it clear to her team members that as a matter of culture, her job is to replace herself. A new hire should know from the outset that she will ultimately have to bring in new talent to replace herself so that she can personally better herself and achieve loftier goals.
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I was obsessed with girls when I was 13 years old; I wasn't really into books.
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I am not one of the great composers. All the great have produced enormously. There is everything in their work - the best and the worst, but there is always quantity. But I have written relatively little.
