John Rocha Quotes
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I think people can tell when you're pandering to them, and they feel insulted. I think that one thing that is really nice about the work that I do is that I can just sort of make mistakes or try out different ideas or be inconsistent and be vulnerable.
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I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.
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GIS, in its digital manifestation of geography, goes beyond just the science. It provides us a framework and a process for applying geography. It brings together observational science and measurement and integrates it with modeling and prediction, analysis, and interpretation so that we can understand things.
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Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.
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I enjoy my life.
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Israel has a security concern involving geography. But geography does not have the same value it did in 1967.
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I was never a person who dated in high school, because at 17, everything just felt like it had to be so rushed. Relationships just bounced around like crazy in high school! And now, I never want to rush anything. I just want to enjoy all of the steps.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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And I think I have a distinct voice.
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I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know.
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A man really determines himself by what he does.
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The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have.
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I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richard III sometime.
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I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.
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For me, fashion is not about reality.
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All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have.
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In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.
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I'm not sure anyone can understand a whole life, even their own.
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The parameters are such that I don't get offered a lot of work. I'm sure most directors hear my list of don'ts and say forget it.
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You humans, you know, whoever built you sewed irony into your sinews.
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Because Mr. Mandela's early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.
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Sometimes miracles happen. We have to be confident. We're convinced we can do something really exceptional.
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There is only so much energy available to us in life. Spending it on solving problems is one possible way of living your life, but this may leave you empty - hearted; spending it on what excites you is a lot more fulfilling and fun - and effortless; and usually, the previously experienced problems vanish on their own. We don't have to battle against the darkness when all we need to do is turn on the light.
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Just because something is trendy doesn't mean it will suit you.
