Peter Greenaway Quotes
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I'm not religious. I was as a child, and like lots of people, I suppose, rapidly became very disillusioned with the whole thing. I also feel that organised religion has caused far more problems than it has solved.
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Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
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My character in 'True Grit' would set these goals for herself that seemed near impossible, but to her they were possible. She was never going to believe anything else other than that.
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I shop at a lot of vintage stores because the prices are amazing, and I love the idea that there's a history behind the piece I'm wearing.
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I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.
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Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think about how music is made. I never thought I would actually call him my boss, let alone meet Mick Jagger or have any reason to say my name in the same sentence as his.
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I'm kind of a recluse.
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I first heard the story of Agnes Magnusdottir when I was an exchange student in the north of Iceland.
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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Neatness - which is grooming, after all - is definitely the most important requirement.
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If you are an entrepreneur, you have to think outside of the box.
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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
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Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists - with it all things are possible.
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Listen, it's very easy not to be ripped off, you know. Get yourself a lawyer.
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I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion victims. I think these (clothes) are for women that want to look sexy. They want to look smart.
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Scared out of his seven senses.
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I think you need to be intentional at times about your leadership - where you're eating lunch, who you're interacting with, making guys feel like you're interested in what they're doing. If it's authentic, then it's going to be an easy conversation and easy hangout time.
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Edward holds up a hand for silence. 'If you please, Captain: he’s thinking. Let us savor the exquisite rarity of the moment.'
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In a drama, you don't make a fool of yourself.
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The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service to Him. It is never 'Do, do' with the Lord, but 'Be, be' and He will 'do' through you. The only way to keep true to God is by a steady persistent refusal to be interested in Christian work and to be interested alone in Jesus Christ.
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I have no other balm to sweeten the bitterness of a harsh and melancholy life than the satisfaction given by the conviction of having always done what I believed to be my duty. God grant that I can say the same at the hour of my death.
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Delivery: A postal or natal event.
