John Cage Quotes
We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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Iggy Pop has a voice that's somehow simultaneously self-mocking, wild, precise, amused, righteous, cool, contained and bold. I don't know how he does what he does.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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The mutated Marfan gene creates a defective version of fibrillin, a protein that provides structural support for soft tissues like blood vessels. Marfan victims often die young, in fact, after their aortas grow threadbare and rupture.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.
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What I can tell you is that for Puerto Rico being such a small island, it has culturally impacted the entire world.
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Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence.
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.
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I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light.
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The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
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It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles.
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Endorphins are a very powerful thing.
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The same sort of thing happened in my dispute with the National Trust book: Follies: A National Trust Guide, which implied that the only pleasure you can get from Folly architecture is by calling the architect mad, and by laughing at the architecture.
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It's an interesting thing to play the heroes of our society, like cops and firefighters. They're the basic heroes that, as little boys and little girls, you look up to as the first heroes of your small, specific community.
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Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married.
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Failure is not a disgrace if you have sincerely done your best.
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Every revolution, bloody or not, has two phases. The first phase is defined by the struggle for freedom, the second by the struggle for power and revenge on the votaries of the ancien regime.
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I think that I am a walking testimony to you can have scars. You can go through turbulent times and still have victory in your life.
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We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.
