Stanley Kubrick Quotes
The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.
Quotes to Explore
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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Several of the energy companies want to do the right thing. It's a matter of leveling the playing field though for them and that's why corrective action here is necessary.
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I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
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We do take pride in how we look, but it's really just like, take a couple minutes, and you're ready to go.
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Do we have the right to understand the world we live in? The right to all the information regarding why our governments are making the decisions that they are?
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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I believe in breakfast. It's the one meal that my kids usually eat without a fuss, so that's huge. As for myself, I can't function without it, and I see it as a great way to get some healthy greens in, some coffee, and on a good day, maybe even some news of the world via the newspaper.
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The enemies of the Christian religion and the Law of God confuse law with faith.
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I don't believe in politics; I don't understand any of it.
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I told Mr. Nader today that a vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George Bush.
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I want a director who can let me feel that he's listening and watching and that he's got me covered. That security is really important for me because sometimes you go into a vulnerable space, and you want to be able to look to somebody because you get insecure: 'Did I do that right?'
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I'm a progressive.
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Texas is a country in its own. It's made up of half Mexico/half United States but completed mixed. I don't mean to draw a generalization but it is a place, a territory, that's really made up of all these encounters, you know?
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I wanted to figure out how long to cook things. I did some experiments and then wrote a program using Mathematica to model how heat is transferred through food.
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I have crashed on a motorcycle that was going at 140mph, so I know what it feels like.
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We're all living in some state of illusion, even if modestly.
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Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
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Art does, to some extent, follow economics.
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I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.
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This means that if a person fulfills his or her vocation as a steelmaker, attorney, or homemaker coram Deo, then that person is acting every bit as religiously as a soul-winning evangelist who fulfills his vocation. It means that David was as religious when he obeyed God’s call to be a shepherd as he was when he was anointed with the special grace of kingship. It means that Jesus was every bit as religious when He worked in His father’s carpenter shop as He was in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.
