Bernard Berenson Quotes
Government is the art of the momentary feasible, of the least bad attainable, and not of the rationally most desirable.
Quotes to Explore
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I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.
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Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.
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Me and my dad are kind of distant since my mom and him separated.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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Nothing taxes an actor more thoroughly than a good audiobook.
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Being halfway through my life, I think we start feeling less invincible and we start thinking more about the important things.
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Youth is ever apt to judge in haste, and lose the medium in the wild extreme.
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I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't.
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We can become anyone we want to become. It takes focusing on the aspect of ourselves we want to change and reflecting on the beliefs that cause us to act in ways that are counter to the change we seek.
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I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell a good yarn.
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I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.
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Schools should be places of learning and joy, not testing and agita.
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Why push people away? I love when people come up to me and say they appreciate the work!
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I don't want to be a bust.
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The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.
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I don't like abrasion while I'm working. I don't thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I'm doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it.
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My high school didn't have a football team; we just had like a surf team, because I grew up in Encinitas, California, which is the ultimate place where everyone skated or surfed, so it was a very different culture. It was, like, cool to be the art kid.
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Government is the art of the momentary feasible, of the least bad attainable, and not of the rationally most desirable.
