David Lewis-Williams Quotes
The very idea of Palaeolithic art was deeply disturbing. Was not art one of the great achievements of high civilizations?
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I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start.
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It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time.
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I'm crazy about jewelry; swimwear and jewelry.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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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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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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I spent my entire childhood with my father. I started my first business at 16, and we became business partners. He's not just a mentor and somebody that I look up to, but he's also someone whom I took work ethic and determination and all of those qualities from.
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People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to work on this but not that.' You have to work on all of it.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.
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I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.
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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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I think that Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko... they've showed how much this level has gone up in female fighting in a very short period of time.
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I don't think that the Grammys are in any way a just way of grading music.
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By remaining behind the scenes, they (the Rothschilds) were able to avoid the brunt of public anger which was directed, instead, at the political figures which they largely controlled. This is a technique which has been practiced by financial manipulators ever since, and it is fully utilized by those who operate the Federal Reserve System today.
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I am not thinking that because people say I am great that I really am great. I am just doing a job, just like everybody else. The only difference is that a lot more people see what I do.
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The Master never ceased to attack the notions about God that people entertain.
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Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.
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The very idea of Palaeolithic art was deeply disturbing. Was not art one of the great achievements of high civilizations?
