Benjamin Kowalewicz Quotes
Nothing says inspiration like a plane flying over your head while you're playing.
Quotes to Explore
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The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.
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Anybody with skin issues knows that that's a very sensitive subject, and that's why I've never shared that I have vitiligo because I do.
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I think the greatest privilege you have as an artist is time to nurture what you want to make; that's super luxurious. For you to rush into something, that doesn't feel fun to me. I'm living life in order to be able to write about it.
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Once you digitize data, you can actually analyze patterns and relationships in geographic space - relationships between certain health patterns and air or water pollution, between plants and climate, soils, landscape.
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When I came to Delhi and noticed an insider view, I felt what it was, and I was surprised to see it. It seemed as if dozens of separate governments are running at the same time in one main government. It appeared that everyone has its own fiefdom.
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Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.
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Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.
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I will not be collateral damage in a presidential campaign, nor will I be a woman bullied by Hillary Clinton.
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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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Most of the Jewish refugees, stripped of their considerable possessions, came to Israel. They were welcomed by the Jewish state. They were given shelter and support, and they were integrated into Israeli society together with half a million survivors of the European Holocaust.
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Going to the conventions, seeing the incredible amount of love that people put into their clothing, costumes, gadgetry, and art of all kinds, is a huge treat for me.
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I guess music is very global.
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Free-diving is all about being lean, being super-flexible, and having a good breath hold.
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Developing compassion for Congress and politicians is a good way to begin practicing the new social activism if you want to make effective changes in the world. Perhaps the most startling new insight of all is that there is no other way to effectively change the world.
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It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals.
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We are Englishmen; that is one good fact.
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In the past, my process would start with a sample of another song, and I'd chop it up and use that as the basis of the song that I was making.
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The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me.
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The objective of the Classical Art of Riding is to train the horse not only to be brilliant in the movements and the exercises of the High School but also to be quiet, supple and obedient and by his smooth movements to make riding a true pleasure.
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I would like to own a dog in the future. I think it would be a big step for me in the rehabilitation process.
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A pretty girl is certainly comparable to a good horse.
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Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
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Nothing says inspiration like a plane flying over your head while you're playing.
