Raoul Vaneigem Quotes
The same people who are murdered slowly in the mechanized slaughterhouses of work are also arguing, singing, drinking, dancing, making love, holding the streets, picking up weapons and inventing a new poetry.
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We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go.
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Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.
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It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
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I like to read in the bathtub. Ideally, that bathtub would be located on a small Greek island.
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I got my Equity card right out of NYU grad school in 2000, doing 'The Great White Hope' at Arena Stage. I played Jack Jefferson. It was an amazing part to walk into, to carry that responsibility for that amount of time. The challenges and the breadth of that role were pretty amazing.
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I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.
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Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.
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Neil Young is the prime example, the grand goal, if you will. He's still shredding, and he never lost his credibility.
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People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt.
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Hatred is blind, as well as love.
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There are a lot of people who can be classified as heroes and do great things and inspire me.
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I like action-adventure movies.
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The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody.
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But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.
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I was definitely inspired by Madonna.
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There are so many different ways to make art. And so many good stories. You don't have to have a budget. I feel like it's super possible these days for people to make anything, no matter who you are or where you come from. And that's really exciting. I'm excited to see people around me pushing boundaries in that way, not letting certain structures define them or what art they can make.
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Folk melodies are the embodiment of an artistic perfection of the highest order; in fact, they are models of the way in which a musical idea can be expressed with utmost perfection in terms of brevity of form and simplicity of means.
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The International Girl Crew isn't supposed to be super exclusive - that's a really important part of our brand and message. It's not just our crew - it's a lifestyle. It's for everybody to know how empowering it is to be surrounded by friends who motivate and support you and who you feel like you can exchange ideas with and do projects with.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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It was in Delhi when I started doing jingles and making money through music.
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And I discovered after a couple years that I really didn't miss making movies.
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The same people who are murdered slowly in the mechanized slaughterhouses of work are also arguing, singing, drinking, dancing, making love, holding the streets, picking up weapons and inventing a new poetry.
