Peter Greenaway Quotes
The world is in his cloak - figures peer out of its folds - mythological figures and snakes and pigs and flowers, naked fauns and heavy-breasted sirens and horses' heads - they sprawl on the flagstones at his feet and peep out from under his arms...
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling, how I do things.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
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I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
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If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I wasn't moving forward very much, nor was I even in tune with the music today. I almost scoffed at it.
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My childhood was limited to mostly gospel music. We didn't have, like, a lot of records in our house, you know. It was like my grandparents who raised me. They were pretty old-fashioned in their religious ways, so it was like church, church, church, school, school, school.
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The one problem with the Internet for journalists who like doing long form is that any story that's going to involve 16 screens on the web page... that's asking a lot of people.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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I come from a background where money has never been an issue.
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'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have - 'What's going to happen to your child if you're not around?'
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Humor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military.
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I know more than anyone the divergent views about my father.
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One must never forget that life is unfair. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, this works in your favour.
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The one good thing about our school was the Cadets; I chose to be in the Navy, purely for the sailor's outfit. A pity we had to give them back.
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Well, I just want to say that George W. Bush is the syphilis president.
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I believe in order that I may understand.
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The world is in his cloak - figures peer out of its folds - mythological figures and snakes and pigs and flowers, naked fauns and heavy-breasted sirens and horses' heads - they sprawl on the flagstones at his feet and peep out from under his arms...
