Stephen Stills Quotes
Once you decide that it is the art that is important and not how popular and well received you are, you no longer have an albatross
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I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.
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The important thing is having genuine regard for your audience.
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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When people connect to my work, it makes me feel great. A lot of that stuff is really deep, and when I play something and people feel what I feel, and use it in important situations in their lives, like at weddings or funerals, that's so powerful. It means I can connect with them on an important level.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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It is important to keep the filmmakers interested in you so they can offer you everything and anything. We actors are not given work on the basis of audience poll; the filmmaker will cast you after they see and like your work. It is essential to do different kind of films and not get typecast.
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I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson.
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Touch is more important than arm strength. You want to really allow the receiver to run underneath the throw. It'll give you a little margin for error if you undershoot it a bit.
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Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.
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It's important to remember all the millions of people that are starving.
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
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It is surprising how little most small business values the customers. A positive feedback from the customer is critical to your business, and what's more important is their referral.
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The most important thing about Spaceship Earth - an instruction book didn't come with it.
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Art is Art. Everything else is everything else.
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Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much.
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Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases. Washington has obelisks and pyramids and underground tunnels and great art and a whole shadow world that we really don't see.
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I do not want to repeat myself. I want to reach for something I've never attained. This is the excitement of art.
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Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
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Technology is a big destroyer of emotion and truth. Auto-tuning doesn’t do anything for creativity. Yeah, it makes it easier and you can get home sooner; but it doesn’t make you a more creative person. That’s the disease we have to fight in any creative field: ease of use.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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I remember hanging out at Starbucks. There were these older guys who would sit around and play Crosby, Stills & Nash songs. I was just so in love with music. I would just go hang out with them, and I would try to sing and harmonize with them. I didn't even know the songs.
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The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.
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Once you decide that it is the art that is important and not how popular and well received you are, you no longer have an albatross
