Lao Tzu Quotes
ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.
Quotes to Explore
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Every time I do a talk show or something, I'll be like, 'I'm doing 'Chandelier,' right?' and they're like, 'No, you're doing a skit and three dances.' It's different every time. I never really know what I'm doing until the day before.
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The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.
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I was afraid of Korean food when I moved to L.A., let alone sushi. I remember thinking either sink or swim. Living here in Studio City, Ventura Blvd. is the Mecca of sushi restaurants. What you thought was so exotic is just run of the mill.
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When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.
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I actually was the captain of the football team. I went to Catalina Foothills High School, and I played football all four years. I started on Varsity my sophomore year, and senior year I was captain.
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You can't sit here and try to predict what kind of character I'm going to be drawn to next. At the time when I read 'The Girl on the Train,' it wasn't like I was, 'Ooh, I want to play a hot mess next.'
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I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.
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I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there's one thing that's dangerous for an artist, it's precisely this question of total freedom, waiting for inspiration and the rest of it.
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I have this concept that I call 'Combo Meals.' The idea is that I start with the kids' meal and then add a few more ingredients, and it becomes the adult meal. This way I'm not making two entirely separate dishes. I'm just simply adding on to what I'm already making.
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I developed my camera system, called the Medusa, jointly with a colleague down in Australia as a method of exploring the ocean unobtrusively. The critical thing was that we didn't use white light, which I believe has been scaring the animals away.
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What I wanted to do was use literature and different kinds of stories and poems as a springboard, tapping into the creativity of our teens - I wanted teenagers to come up with their own creative responses to literature - using books themselves as a starting point.
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TV news is what you want it to be, and if you want it to be different, take a look at what you watch.
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Tell a man that he is putting on a stage performance in order to get what he wants, and he will irritably reject your observation. Why? Because most people go through life as cunning actors with a permanent horror of getting found out.
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The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face.
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In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.
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I hate birthdays.
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I always find it much easier when there's one person whose vision you're following, as opposed to many people.
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The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into which we shall all go after death of the vegetative body.
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Religion, like philosophy, is a living thing. If it isn’t allowed to change with the times, if it is left to calcify, it will surely become irrelevant.
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I don't want to be remembered as anything but brave. The only good intention to make money is to help others. I want to be Oprah. I want to be Melinda Gates. If I ever sell products other than my talents, then it will be to give more to others.
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ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.
