Gaston Bachelard Quotes
It is through the intentionality of poetic imagination that the poet's soul discovers the opening of consciousness common to all true poetry.
Quotes to Explore
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I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
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As an actor there's a lot of scrutiny and, even when you've had success, it becomes about sustaining that success. A friend of mine described it as a peakless mountain. Even for De Niro there's Pacino and for Pacino there's De Niro.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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Freud was a hero. He descended to the Underworld and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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I think we are living in paradise with regards to the ways we can amuse ourselves, communicate. We have such a richness of possibilities.
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I cook more theoretically than I do practically. My job is creative, and in the kitchen, the biggest part of my creativity is theoretical.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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You don't have to feel confident to act confident. In fact, it's the most important acting job you can learn.
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Acting, believe it or not, can get very self-involved! I feel fortunate to have been able to work on things with people who have a very specific point of view and perspective, and who feel like they're doing something very active.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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Teach For China recruits top American and Chinese college graduates, like 26-year-old Yang Xiao, to teach in the country's most disadvantaged schools.
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When you tell the American people, 'Read my lips. No new taxes,' that should mean no new taxes.
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I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.
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I love India so much. It's sort of the most chaotic but also disciplined place at the same time. Every time I go there, I feel like I'm ready to rock and roll.
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The way I look at it you can always get better.
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I like to read Octavia E. Butler's 'Wild Seed' over and over again. And J. California Cooper's 'The Wake of the Wind.' That one makes me cry from joy. I'll mourn - I'll actually mourn - and then I'll cry from joy. She's wonderful.
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It is difficult to age because society won't let you. People expect you to look how you did at the height of your fame.
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I love video games. I love, love, love them! I also love 'Star Wars.' I wish Jedi was a true religion.
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Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.
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It is through the intentionality of poetic imagination that the poet's soul discovers the opening of consciousness common to all true poetry.
