Baker Brownell Quotes
Dance ... is life, or becomes it, in a way that other arts cannot attain. It is not in stone, or words or tones, but in our muscles. It is a formulation of their movements.
Quotes to Explore
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I like to see a good scientific bout by men who know the use of their hands but would rather walk twenty miles than see animals in strife.
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We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.
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During my childhood, I was surrounded by actors, and all I remember is they were fun to be around. That kind of sticks.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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Nowhere in the Bible did anyone bring back anyone's past sins and throw them in their face.
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If you eat something and get fat, you should be responsible for it. I think that is the attitude of the great majority of Americans, that you should be responsible for what you eat.
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I've always been busy, but I wasn't always successful.
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Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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It was around the summer of 1982 when the drug problem really impacted. It became a lifestyle rather than a recreation. When you start lying and stealing, you cannot con yourself you're in control any more.
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I invented animals and birds – I had about two dozen. After working on them for six months, I sat down and just for fun wrote two dozen poems to accompany the drawings. It was for no one to every see, but a friend sent me in to an editor.
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It's not healthy to be jealous.
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Long live the walls we crashed through,All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you.I was screaming, 'Long live all the magic we made,'And bring on all the pretenders.One day we will be remembered.
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I love nerdy, cute, quirky boys who don't take themselves too seriously.
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You and I are streaming data engines.
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Get through today – you can fall apart tomorrow. Get through tomorrow, you can fall apart the day after . . .
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Dance ... is life, or becomes it, in a way that other arts cannot attain. It is not in stone, or words or tones, but in our muscles. It is a formulation of their movements.
