Alex Atala Quotes
ATÁ is not an institute for chefs or for recipes or for food or for foodies. This is an institute for change... we can be an important support, for local culture, for social benefits, for economic benefits, not only money. We don't change lives, we change communities.
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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When I am behind and I am looking ahead and there is that line in front of you, of that guy, of winning and losing, then I really hang it out there and take big risks to make the speed up, and then I'm pretty good at passing.
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I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
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I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee.
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In our world of rampant 'individualisation', relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I really wanted to make 'Everest' visceral, real. One thing that amazed me when I was scouting in base camp is the volume of Everest: It's humbling. I wanted to find a way to bring that to the screen. One way was 3D.
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When there was a fight in school, because I was the tall one, the teachers would say, 'I know you were there. I could see you.'
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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I'm much more shy than most of my family.
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I'm a darned good listener.
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Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.
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But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.
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It's a shame when other people's gambling habits change the meaning of paintings or when fluctuations of value start to dictate how people perceive art because it's too expensive to be interesting or moving. That's when I get bummed out.
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I've never done anything half-heartedly. It's the reason my comics did well. It's the reason my comics were drawn well. I can't do anything bad.
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ATÁ is not an institute for chefs or for recipes or for food or for foodies. This is an institute for change... we can be an important support, for local culture, for social benefits, for economic benefits, not only money. We don't change lives, we change communities.
