Gaston Bachelard Quotes
A clear conscience is, for me, an occupied conscience-never empty-the conscience of a man at work until his last breath.
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I have four kids. They are two years apart, and contraception has been very, very good to me.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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You really don't get paid in these independent movies, no matter how many people see them.
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I would like to see America some day.
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I like to create the music I hear in my interior. As a conductor, you have the ability to squeeze the sounds and interpretation you asked for from 50 to 80 people.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel like when you push yourself like that, the rewards can be pretty great.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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I think that our civilisation is very much a visual civilisation - television and videos and all this.
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We didn't want our kids raised in a place plagued by smog and plastic surgery.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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Every stylish man should have a copy of 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand on his bookshelf.
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We know enough to stand here in truth – facing pain, cry and suffering of those who were murdered here. Face to face with the victims' families who are here today. Before the judgment of our own conscience.
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The term 'Xiaokang' is used today to refer to a society where people can receive education, get paid through work, have access to medical services and old-age support, have a shelter and more than enough food and clothing, and lead a well-off life.
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My dad was an actor, and he always said that work was work; you can't turn your nose up at it. We didn't have much money when I was growing up, and he had this real work ethic, which I inherited.
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Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, let us pay respect to the women who carry out the hard work of motherhood with skill and grace, and let us remember those mothers who, though no longer with us, inspire us still.
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A clear conscience is, for me, an occupied conscience-never empty-the conscience of a man at work until his last breath.
