Lakshmi Pratury Quotes
I'm looking for people who are at the cutting edge of what they do, who think out-of-the-box. Even if their work is something common today, it might have been absolutely new when they started out, so we'd like to hear of their beginnings.
Quotes to Explore
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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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I'm a big advocate of revisions, of living with something for a month and then realizing what needs changing, what was lazy, what could be better.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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In my experience, I think there's must ado about fidelity and infidelity. I think sometimes true emotional relationships can go beyond those.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'
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We've all read, I'm sure, a Superman book where we didn't really feel like we knew the character. Where the writer, often with the best of intentions, has tried put a personal stamp on the character, whether it be to try and make him more current, or cool, or have a broader appeal, etc.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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Actors are just soldiers who follow commands.
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I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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My father would often start to say something, then say 'Forget it.'
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It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of minor importance in giving status or prestige to an adolescent in the eyes of other adolescents.
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The war in Iraq has fractured the political will of the United States and the world.
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I wish I had more time to write.
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I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.
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I'm looking for people who are at the cutting edge of what they do, who think out-of-the-box. Even if their work is something common today, it might have been absolutely new when they started out, so we'd like to hear of their beginnings.
