Susanne Langer Quotes
The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy.
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It is stories - both real and fictional - that can captivate hearts, change minds and, in the most powerful examples, spur action.
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I feel like you are doing better for the world if you're honoring you because everything is getting the authentic you.
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I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realise that now.
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Gay activists claim that because I don't subscribe to their political agenda, I am a homophobe, meaning I have a mental disorder - because that is what phobias are.
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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.
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I have an incredible phobia of divorce.
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Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name.
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I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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I have newspapers coming to me and saying, 'Can we get in on the TARP?'.
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I had this revelation, you are a lot better at the between-song stuff than you are at the song stuff. That was devastating. And I usually find devastating things to be pretty valuable.
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I've been watching 'Californication' since the pilot aired and had always thought that it would be so much fun to guest star on.
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People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace.
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You've got to do something with all the books you've read, so you might as well imagine you've optioned them.
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Goals are ever-changing. I didn't set out to be in a 'Star Wars' film but now I've been in one.
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The important thing is this Just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.
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Remember that you don't write a story because you have an idea but because you have a believable character.
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You know, bicycling isn't just a matter of balance," I said. "it's a matter of faith. You can keep upright only by moving forward. You have to have your eyes on the goal, not the ground. I'm going to call that the Bicyclist's Philosophy of Life.
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There is a physical relationship with a woman that you don't have with anybody else, but that's not about love. Love is a spiritual thing. Ziggy Marley
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What is the politically correct term for 'retarded'?""I think the words you're fishing for are 'mentally disabled.' And no. I'm not mentally disabled.
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The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy.
