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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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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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner.
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When you guest-star, you're usually at the center of the dramatic arc, so that's fun.
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When you listen to a symphony orchestra, and the basses don't - there's no bass part, there's not that much depth. That's why I'm attracted to the instrument, the bass. It brings depth. It's like playing in a rainforest.
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That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires.
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The very idea of Palaeolithic art was deeply disturbing. Was not art one of the great achievements of high civilizations?
