Jonny Greenwood Quotes
It's kind of not about the quality of the art, as much as this is what I love doing and I'd have a worse time doing anything else. That's kind of as far as I think in terms of philosophy.
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Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean.
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If you're going to make a sequel to 'Sicario', you have to - you know, you've got to go beat a brand new path.
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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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Writers are so important.
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Like funny men, skilled diners are apparently perceived to have an evolutionary advantage.
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I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
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It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
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As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I just think I've always been sensitive and had difficulty containing my feelings, and I've always searched for outlets for that, because otherwise those feelings come out in chaotic ways that aren't always great.
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I never think of the time I have lost. I just carry out a programme because it’s there. It’s mapped out for me.
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You can see the vibrant color of a flower and smell its beautiful scent. But when you truly come to know a flower you will also hear its song.
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I would imagine that the more time you spend talking to another person, the more you're going to lie to them. So if you spend a lot of time with your relations, you're probably lying a lot to them.
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You never know when it's going to be your last time to step onto the field.
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It's kind of not about the quality of the art, as much as this is what I love doing and I'd have a worse time doing anything else. That's kind of as far as I think in terms of philosophy.
