Ben Lerner Quotes
I have no interest in artists who are purely affirmative, who've made a commercialized fetish of the culture's stupidity.
Quotes to Explore
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Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.
Victor Hugo
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I'm an actor who wants to do great parts, and I've been very fortunate, for a long time, to get meaty roles, and sometimes some of them are meatier than others.
Patrick Wilson
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We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mould their own destiny.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
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I make a lot of money, but I don't want to talk about that.
Naomi Campbell
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I always try to learn a few words from a new language wherever I go.
Olga Kurylenko
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It always seemed much better to be a writer - a Real Writer - than a successful hack.
Edmund White
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The question arises whether private companies can bear responsibility when considering the large risks involved with nuclear business.
Naoto Kan
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On the set I never know what day of the week it is.
Taye Diggs
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It's always about the music, never about anything else.
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen
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I'm not girly girly enough to care how I look on TV, or if I'm wearing the correct make up.
Majandra Delfino
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Sometimes when you've got too much money you lose your imagination.
Paloma Faith
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Broadway is amazing because you're performing for such an intimate group of people. You're living in the moment and whatever happens happens, and you go on. You can't say cut and redo it, you have to be on the whole time.
Ariana Grande
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So here we are, talking about Roman unicycles and alien sandwiches and my sister’s Italian misfortunes, while hanging in between us is: MY EPIC FAILURE TO CARPE. What’s wrong with me?
Laini Taylor
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What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And there's gotta be a lot more cooperation.
Barack Obama
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Develop a benovolent world view;look for the good in the people and circumstances around you.
Brian Tracy
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Our life is an endless journey; it is like a broad highway that extends infinitely into the distance. The practice of meditation provides a vehicle to travel on that road. Our journey consists of constant ups and downs.
Chogyam Trungpa
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Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them.
Willie Stargell
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All artists are equal when they are themselves.
Federico Fellini
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Women can also be creative in total isolation. I know excellent women artists who do original work without any response to speak of. Maybe they are used to lack of feedback. Maybe they are tougher.
Elaine de Kooning
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I'm definitely a hair down girl. I'm a fan of the natural, earthy look.
Sabrina Carpenter
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I have no interest in artists who are purely affirmative, who've made a commercialized fetish of the culture's stupidity.
Ben Lerner