Norton Juster Quotes
The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.
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Montenegro belongs to a rare number of countries that have managed to make progress on every internationally recognisable indicator.
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I respect music, I do. I love it.
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More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow of what I hoped it would be. But immersing myself in the story - that's what I like best of all.
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I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.
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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
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It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
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When you know that you can overcome challenges, you do gain that self-respect, and then you won't end up in a situation that you regret later on.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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Angela Bassett is a friend of mine and someone who I truly admire tremendously in terms of her work and her choices.
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I believe as a born-again Christian that once you've had a chance to drink from the well, it becomes your responsibility to replenish the well.
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I think sexuality is fluid, and we have such a strange relationship to it in this country. It's been so fixed and so controlled for so long.
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I've been playing with Blackwell over 20 years. We used to play when I first went to Los Angeles. Blackwell plays the drums as if he's playing a wind instrument. Actually, he sounds more like a talking drum.
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Great songwriting will never die - it's in the DNA of music - but what's new and exciting is pairing that with new sounds that technology is enabling us to make.
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What I'll take credit for is finding visionary people in the company, or bringing them in, and then empowering them to help me.
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There are four different theories concerning Divine Providence; they are all ancient, known from the time of the Prophets, when the true law was revealed to enlighten these dark regions.
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Sometimes they seem like living shapes, - The people of the sky, - Guests in white raiment coming down From heaven, which is close by; I call them by familiar names, As one by one draws nigh.
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In 'Gravity,' nearly everything is a metaphor for the main character. The way I tend to approach a film is that character and background are equally important; one informs the other. Here, Sandra Bullock is caught between Earth and the void of the universe, just floating there in between. We use the debris as a metaphor for adversity.
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People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive.
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For me, it's important that as you're introducing yourself, you show different dimensions.
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It is important that when we rebuild this historic city that we consider the safety of the citizens first.
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I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents.
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The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.
