Norman McLaren Quotes
Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.
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Until part of your paycheck is regularly paid in Bitcoin, I'm not sure how it would really go mainstream. I can imagine places in the world where there are not functioning banking systems or payroll systems, where it could go mainstream first because you're not trying to replace the way people are already doing something.
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I like to be supportive and a role model.
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I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.
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A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.
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I don't know that I would want to be married again, but I do love companionship.
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If you're going through friendship issues, I would say, first of all take a step back. How important is the friendship to you? Sometimes, if someone's not being a good friend to you and isn't treating you the way you should be treated, then you kind of have to move on sometimes.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
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For me, the movies I like are all independent. And getting an independent feature made, it's like you get down to the selling organs part, and it just loses some of its luster.
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In all these years, I've understood one thing: that it's only your work that should do all the talking.
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The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.
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I'm for anything that lets people come here to work legally. There are more protections for workers who are here legally than for those who are not. It's also safer for the workers and employers have a more consistent pool of workers.
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This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
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If you want to humble an empire, it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple and burn, it tells us we are not so powerful and we can't be safe.
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I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.
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And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.
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I studied really hard. But Hollywood never appreciated my talent.
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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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Statistics show that many people watch our show from the bedroom. and people you ask into your bedroom have to be more interesting than those you ask into your living room. I kid you not!
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I was as repelled by the French as I was attracted by their country.
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One of the few certainties in life is that persons of certainty should certainly be avoided.
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What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.
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Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.
