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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Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of technology.
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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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While I am not saying Facebook cannot be a wonderland for marketers, I am still waiting to see the proof of it, and so should every reporter.
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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 consider it my patriotic duty as an ordinary citizen - not as Secretary of State - to ask questions. I think we have to ask ourselves the tough questions.
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Whenever I work on a part, I look at the world through the filter of the character and I pick things they might use through my observations of real life.
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I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas of their own. They're so desperate they'll grab at any old straw.
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I always have oatmeal before training or a match. It's easy on the stomach, offers so many vitamins and minerals, and is slow-burning, so it won't leave me hungry at half-time.
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The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage.
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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.
