Peter Greenaway Quotes
A series of ever-decreasing splashes drip and plop into black water... thus the beginning of the film is reprised.
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But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.
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I started dealing with weapons on the first show I ever did, 'The Inside,' but I didn't really do any physical stuff until 'Alias.'
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.
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There's been a couple of guys who have gotten me. I used to say Adrian Gonzalez. He's a good lefty hitter; he's hit a few home runs off of me. They were a couple of mistakes, so if you make your pitches, you're more likely to have a better outcome.
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I was a dancer first, which made me realize how much I loved performing.
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The confidence and respect shown by my countrymen in calling me to be the Chief Magistrate of a Republic holding a high rank among the nations of the earth have inspired me with feelings of the most profound gratitude.
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The darkness of clubs makes me feel much more secure, and you can hide behind smoke and lights.
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The first Indy was definitely the one I remember. It's my favorite race I've ever done. It's the most memorable race I've ever done, for sure. Even more than when I won. I just remember everything about it.
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I taught a lot of art history, especially Chinese, Japanese, and Indian. But the painting classes came back. The nudes came back. Not so much the still lifes. So now our department is the worst department, partly because it has the worst facilities.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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I have this desire in the back of my mind now of making music and film at the same time - putting the two together.
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I've been playing concerts for many years, and it's still as exciting as it was the first time. I hope that shows when I'm performing.
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At first, I was just trying to sound like DOOM and Eminem, and then I dug out my own voice, I guess.
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I don't totally believe that all of the politicians see a problem with the gap between the scores of black children and other groups. I believe that many politicians think this has been the way it has always been, so what's the problem?
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While I am fluent in Hindi, I was a little worried about my accent. So when I was approached for 'Karwaan,' I told them they need to first listen to me speak in Hindi, in case it sounds off.
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Chicago is a world-class culinary center. We need to guard that reputation and status.
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We watched her come with subtle fire And learned feet, Stumbling among the lustful drunk Yet somehow sweet. We saw the crimson leave her cheeks Flame in her eyes; For when a woman lives in awful haste A woman dies. The jests that lit our hours by night And made them gay, Soiled a sweet and ignorant soul And fouled its play.
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All my friends, they're all gone. I've outlived them all.
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A series of ever-decreasing splashes drip and plop into black water... thus the beginning of the film is reprised.
