Michel Gondry Quotes
People always say there is competition in nature, but I think that because we are human, it's not only competition. Because we are human we have something other than competition - sharing, helping others, or being oneself. Competition is really kind of ugly.
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I was an expert horseman.
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How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself the label 'bisexual', but bi-curious? Yea.
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Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer.
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It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you need is a Steam account. That changes a whole bunch of stuff. It's kind of a boring 'gee, information processing changes a stuff' story, but it's going to have an impact on every single company.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.
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It's interesting sometimes when an audience can empathize with a villain.
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We would be silly to say that race issues don't exist in 2014.
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Every time that I write a novel I am convinced for at least two years that it is the last one, because a novel is like a child. It takes two years after its birth. You have to take care of it. It starts walking, and then speaking.
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I did not capture power. I was made to assume power.
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When I lose my temper it's because I decide to. If I do something it's because I want to do it.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.
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You can expect a record that I put together for you to make you feel good, a record that I put together to make you think, a record to transport you into whatever mood you want to be in. I hope that people associate my name with the brand, and I hope that people associate that brand with excellence. So, you can expect an excellent record.
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People always say there is competition in nature, but I think that because we are human, it's not only competition. Because we are human we have something other than competition - sharing, helping others, or being oneself. Competition is really kind of ugly.
