Jonas Mekas Quotes
It is important to know that what I do is not artistic. I am just a film-maker. I live how I live and I do what I do, which is recording moments of my life as I move ahead. And I do it because I am compelled to. Necessity, not artistry, is the true line you can follow in my life and work.
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I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
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When I first started out, I was a bad actor.
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I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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There will never be talking pictures.
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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
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A rich, robust, well-resourced public education is one of the best routes out of poverty and a pathway to prosperity.
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I want to be known as A.J. Styles, the WWE Superstar that he is, and have amazing matches, make memories - I think that's the goal.
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I feel like, when I'm 100% healthy, I can do anything.
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Investors are right to demand a clear path to self-sustainability from every business they invest in, and I believe we should ask for the same from philanthropy.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
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In Edna, I created a satiric portrait of my hometown of Melbourne, a large provincial English city paradoxically in far Southeast Asia. She's a theatrical figure, related to vaudeville in some respects. She inhabits a world in which there are comparatively few female exponents of comedy.
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Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there.
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Astrobiology is a great point of contact for science outreach. The public is naturally interested in extra-terrestrial life. Astrobiology provides an accessible point of access that leads to deeper questions.
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In family relationships, 'love' is really spelled 't-i-m-e,' time. Taking time for each other is the key for harmony at home.
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The first time I heard 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais,' I loved the vulnerability in the music and the lyrics.
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We live in an information and knowledge-based economy.
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It is important to know that what I do is not artistic. I am just a film-maker. I live how I live and I do what I do, which is recording moments of my life as I move ahead. And I do it because I am compelled to. Necessity, not artistry, is the true line you can follow in my life and work.
