Rebecca MacKinnon Quotes
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Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake.
E. M. Forster
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It is the quality of the moment, not the number of days, or events, or of actors, that imports.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
Oscar Wilde
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For me, to be in a place where I'm on the 'favourite' list of top directors I like, that's being number one. There is no other definition to me. It's not money; it's not how many songs you're seen in or how many clothes you're changing in the film.
Kangana Ranaut
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The Bush tax cuts, they ought to be made permanent in my mind so there is certainty out there.
Gary Herbert
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'The Haunted Man' is about communication barriers between men and women, and in that song it's a woman's wait for her husband to come back from war. The vision for me was of a group of men and women on the opposite sides of two cliffs, trying to move or sing to each other and communicate, but they're kind of misfiring.
Bat for Lashes
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Some characters think more like me than others; some think more like my dad or someone else. It certainly is made up of my experiences, things I've heard, things I think are funny, things I think are sad. There's sort of a strange, blurry version of yourself in there.
Watt Key
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As with real reading, the ability to comprehend subtlety and complexity comes only with time and a lot of experience. If you don't adequately acquire those skills, moving out into the real world of real people can actually become quite scary.
Jeffrey Kluger
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Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it, But why not begin on yourself? From a purely selfish standpoint, that is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others - yes, and a lot less dangerous.
Dale Carnegie
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The difference between the forgettable and the enduring is artistry.
William Bernbach
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If we want to change something, we must begin with understanding. But if we want to love something, we must begin with acceptance.
Eric Greitens
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I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.
Rebecca MacKinnon
