R. Murray Schafer Quotes
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My family are the epicenter of all my decisions.
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I'm to a point now where you want to play for your fans and all that, but I'm playing for the guys in that huddle. I'm playing for the guys in that locker room.
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The leaders of Europe always seem to emerge from the same elite, the same general frame of mind, the same schools, and the same institutions that rear generation after generation of politicians to this day. They take turns implementing the same policies.
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When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
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Women are always glad to listen when you discourse upon love...
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A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deeper shadow.
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When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.
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I had many boxing matches with my brother in the backyard when we were younger, and I guess while other people abhor boxing for its brutality, I also have to admire anyone who climbs into the ring to face up to what could be the ultimate defeat.
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I wasn't the best frogman out there.
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My older brother took me to Woody Allen double features when I was still teething.
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I started singing backgrounds for Mary Mary and Usher during 'Confessions.' Then I jumped to working with Anthony Hamilton, Jill Scott; jumped again to Kanye West, The Killers. I kept saying, 'OK, this is the last time; then I get to do my music.'
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Health management is my passion, and I hope to further my career in that area in the future.
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I think what's exciting about playing a villain - particularly a villain who's totally unapologetic about their evil intentions - is that it's not anything remotely like what you get to do in real life. You're never allowed to be evil and not feel bad about it afterwards, let alone be evil, period.
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We are building towards the future where people need not own their own cars.
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I really don't have a favorite course. I usually ask where there are the least players.
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Reality only appears to us tragical because of the disequilibrium and confusion of its appearances.
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I wanted to do 'Fargo' rather than do a TV production. I've been offered TV things over the years, but usually, that's about that I don't want to be away from home for that long because it's a long time to be away your home country and my family.
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I'd love to find a really good Brazilian project, an up and coming director or something. I wouldn't want to do the typical favela story, Brazilian cinema has a lot more to offer than just that.
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We are actually fourth dimensional beings in a third dimensional body inhabiting a second dimensional world!
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If we regulate our conduct according to our own convictions, we may safely disregard the praise or censure of others.
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The English have a miraculous power of turning wine into water.
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There is within each of us the possibility of magnificence. Every moment is an opportunity to make it manifest. Let the spirit awaken you to a miraculous life.
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Within the miraculous brew of universal creativity , all you desire already exists. Spend five minutes each morning with your eyes closed, living in that dimension. Allow images to unfold without censor. Feel yourself living the most magnificent life -- a life of joy, creativity and love -- as you grow inwardly into the person you need to be in order to manifest it effortlessly.
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When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous.
