Carrie Jones Quotes
Why are there no names for the abscence of things? Why is there no name for the abscence of humanity?
Quotes to Explore
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I am a romantic, and I think dates are wonderful. I like quirky and fun things. Like going for a bike ride or for a pedicure together.
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The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.
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A busybody's work is never done.
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I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.
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Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.
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All I have to do to continue to make things work is make great records, and that's more important than having a crazy master plan.
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Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him.
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A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises are always better than your final projects.
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I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
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When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.
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The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for.
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Sometimes I feel 15; other times, I feel fully grown and mature and handling all my business. It can waver from day to day, hour to hour.
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It is very hard to not be able to engage with people in a real and honest way because they either want something from me, or they see me as something that I simply am not.
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Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales.
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Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture.
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I see myself as a hip-hop artist, but I never wanted to make music for a specifically white audience. That's not what I grew up around.
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I actually don't have a single regret, professionally or domestically. I planned it that way.
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Who would thought only of themselves and kill their race? You would hate other people if you don't want to stay who you are.
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If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care the happiest, individual would not be either a man or a woman it; it would be, I think a cow.
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We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
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An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
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My position is that serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict. I don't see how art can be called art if its purpose is to frustrate humanity.
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Why are there no names for the abscence of things? Why is there no name for the abscence of humanity?
