Fausto Cercignani Quotes
Sometimes true tolerance requires an extraordinary strength, which we are often too weak to exercise.
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I'm actually so low maintenance when it comes to my hair. It's naturally stick-straight, but I do like to use a curling iron to give my locks some life.
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People in my confirmation process, on the right and the left, really loved that idea of having someone who's going to be in meetings arguing on behalf of the dignity of people who sometimes aren't represented in meetings. But by the same token, they have somewhat unrealistic expectations that I can kind of make my own policy.
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When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from, since there was no school play or any of that - my mom gave me her blessing. I had to get a scholarship - that was the only way I could have gone to drama school.
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Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king.
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I'm obviously really opinionated, but as a producer, you don't necessarily want the person you're working with to try to impress you - you want them to just be themselves. Then you can edit or mess around with what they've come up with. But you have to allow the artist that space.
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Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.
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I've come to feel that if I can't make something happen in under an hour and a half, it's not going to happen in a compelling way in a three-hour play.
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I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.
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For me, with music, there is no half-stepping. This is my calling.
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
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My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage.
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If Edith Wharton lived in the Age of Innocence, surely we now live in the Age of Deception.
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In the 2000s, I became an artist. I started preserving and educating. I became more obsessed with making iPod playlists for people.
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I'm more of a thriller-horror fan - things that could really happen. I don't like scary movies, the 'Saw' movies scare the crap out of me - I think I've seen two of them and I wanted to go crawl in a hole.
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My size is a huge part of me. You just have to appreciate those kinds of things. So I wasn't born with long legs - who cares. You just have to embrace it. Being body positive is really important to your overall happiness.
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My dominant feeling every day is one of great ignorance.
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I try not to punish the audience by making them listen to too much acoustic guitar.
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In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body - it is heritage.
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Poetry is not a genre in harmony with the modern world; its innermost nature is hostile or indifferent to the dogmas of modern times, progress and the cult of the future.
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When I was younger, I wanted to guard myself against criticism, so I did so much more work than was needed. Now, though, it's sometimes better to understand something intuitively than have to dig your way into a character.
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Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress.
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Sometimes true tolerance requires an extraordinary strength, which we are often too weak to exercise.
