Paul Gauguin Quotes
One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting.
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I think I should get a bigger between-the-song persona, so then I'm not wandering around the stage like some mad old auntie that's saying hello to people and falling over.
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My childhood had its challenges, like everyone's. It imbued me with certain things and took away others. It made me very determined.
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Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.
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While The United States is the most powerful nation the world has ever seen, it is also the most detested nation that the world has ever known.
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Not that I took it as a fiasco at the time, but no one saw 'Almost Famous' in the theaters,
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I'm playing every day. I still want to win.
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If I had the choice of knowing the truth or searching for the truth, I'd take the search.
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In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them.
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To fight like we fought the majority of the game and then for that to happen to us with 4.9 seconds on the clock is just devastating.
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Politically, Donald Trump doesn't seem to care much about what he says. He gauges the effect. Sometimes, in the middle of a speech, he will change his direction if the audience doesn't like him.
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In a man's middle years there is scarcely a part of the body he would hesitate to turn over to the proper authorities.
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Human intelligence is richer and more dynamic than we have been led to believe by formal academic education.
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When something happens to you, you have two choices in how to deal with it. You can either get bitter, or get better.
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I'm getting fat ... as I planned. Luckily, my gut is intentional. I'm actually preparing for a big role. Sure, it's a cinnamon roll.
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What is honored in a country will be cultivated there.
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Consolation for those moments when you can't tell whether you're the divinest genius or the greatest fool in the world.
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Why should I go to the States to do a film I wouldn't consider in Europe, just because it's English-speaking?
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It is not what a man does that is of final importance, but what he is in what he does. The atmosphere produced by a man, much more than his activities, has the lasting influence.
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My powers of empathy, my ability to reach into another's heart, cannot penetrate the blank stares of those who would murder innocents with abstract, serene satisfaction.
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One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting.
