George Lois Quotes
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Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb.
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I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves.
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I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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After defining an idea of what I want to achieve, through a series of storyboard images, I'll go to the ends of the earth to create it, whether that involves obscure camera lenses or the latest electronic techniques.
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So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
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When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living.
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Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.
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According to our estimates, the Hungarians working in the U.K. altogether pay more contributions and taxes than the benefits that they get. So we belong to the world of the fair working people.
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I'm a very lucky girl.
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Jadakiss is not no walk in no park. Nas is not no walk in no park. These are dudes that could have ended my career.
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Vinyl is the real deal. I've always felt like, until you buy the vinyl record, you don't really own the album. And it's not just me or a little pet thing or some kind of retro romantic thing from the past. It is still alive.
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You just have to take these opportunities when they come along. They're not that frequent; you'll get a really good script, oh, maybe once a year if you're lucky.
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I left the city to accomplish something. And by leaving the city and trying to accomplish something, I've been a terrible cousin, brother, son some days.
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An orchestra can add some class, a historical vibe, but I believe you can get the same emotion from pottery wheels.
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I had a normal childhood where I was able to cultivate my own creativity, and I don't think I would have been ready for this crazy business at 8 years old.
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When I'm not acting, I try to be normal, play golf, play hockey. It's funny because you're in this little bubble when you're working - you don't read books, you don't really keep up with the news, you're just living that life.
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Comedy is created when someone is trying very earnestly to do what he feels is the right thing to do at that moment.
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If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.
