Farquhar McGillivray Knowles Quotes
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.
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It works both ways: there are victims of tragedy who come to me who have experienced grief of such magnitude that they cannot reconcile. Likewise, I cannot change the mentality of those who committed the crimes or the fools who followed them.
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Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.
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My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.
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I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment.
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The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.
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Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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I recently had the opportunity to participate in Inc.'s first-ever 'Hire Power Awards' event in Washington, D.C. The event was a testament to the power of American entrepreneurship and the role that it plays in driving job creation and innovation in a wide array of industries.
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I created a successful outdoor youth festival - the Liverd festival - against all good advice. It was a great way to explore and investigate social sculptures. Having that as my kind of studio, outside of a museum or precious white-cube gallery, that was a kind of education.
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It should not be the government running the economy.
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But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.
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If you break down most rock songs and look at the lyrics on a piece of paper, it's all about melody. It's all about presentation. And a lot of bands are really great, but you can't understand a word of what they say.
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How many women in this world are served breakfast in bed every morning by a gorgeous young man? I am. So how do I feel about older age? Crazy about it! Wouldn't trade it for anything!
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When I was younger, I used to find stories about divas charming. Not much anymore.
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I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.
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Whenever we had career day at elementary school, and we could dress up like what you wanted to be, when I got on stage, mine was playing major league baseball.
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Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree.
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There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would know them as a matter of course.
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Death! great proprietor of all! 'tis thine To tread out empire, and to quench the stars.
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When you don't have much money, you get creative. There's so much money that gets wasted on big movie sets. But when you don't have much money, you improvise.
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Marriage is a lottery, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose.
