Ellen Dissanayake Quotes

In every human society of which we know - prehistoric, ancient or modern, whether hunter-gatherer, pastoral, agricultural or industrial - at least some form of art is displayed, and not only displayed, but highly regarded and willingly engaged in.

Ellen Dissanayake

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• My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.

  

  J. J. Watt
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• We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too.

  

  Ingrid Betancourt
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• It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

  

  Victor Hugo
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• During my 8 years as chairman, I had the privilege to peer into the future to see dynamic citizen astronauts returning to and from the heavens which we can expect in the future.

  

  Dana Rohrabacher
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• But now that I'm cartooning full-time, I'm more of an observer. I'm talking to people who are experiencing these things. But it's not like being in the trenches.

  

  Ted Rall
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• Gossip is easy, politics is hard.

  

  Tabitha Soren
  • Politics
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• Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.

  

  Sally Field
  • She
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• As far as the live shows go, we're not leapfrogging all the smaller venues. We would have bypassed these kind of shows and gone straight to the Arena shows, but we didn't want to.

  

  Dan Hawkins
  • Live
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• Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned a lot from him.

  

  Zakk Wylde Black Label Society
  • Great
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• Each year, you've got to talk about it more and more, you've got to have programs. You're doing these camps, you've got to talk about concussion awareness.

  

  Calvin Johnson
  • You
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• I'm an inherently happy person. It comes from the inside, which means you can achieve happiness under any circumstance.

  

  Patrick Duffy
  • Happy
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• Acting isn't the be-all end-all. There are a lot of other things in my life that will bring me joy if I didn't act anymore.

  

  Victoria Pratt
  • Life
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• I don't go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of great stories hinge on people being wrong.

  

  Ira Glass
  • People
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• We used to fight the LRA with only one dimensional force that only walks on foot, but now, we have got multiple forces to fight the rebels.

  

  Yoweri Museveni
  • Fight
  • Now
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• I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor.

  

  Patricia Clarkson
  • Business
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• I know that people who have been to RADA and LAMDA can smash accents and do Shakespeare: all those things that I never really trained in.

  

  Vicky McClure
  • People
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• The one thing that would utterly destroy the new capitalism is the serious practice of deferred gratification.

  

  Daniel Bell
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• I'm a Republican myself, though I think there are actually some Democrats in Lynyrd Skynyrd.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
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• We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.

  

  Wendy Kopp
  • Success
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• I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.

  

  R. L. Stine
  • Never
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• But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.

  

  William Shakespeare
  • Men
  • Happiness
  • Eye

• In every human society of which we know - prehistoric, ancient or modern, whether hunter-gatherer, pastoral, agricultural or industrial - at least some form of art is displayed, and not only displayed, but highly regarded and willingly engaged in.

  

  Ellen Dissanayake
  • Art
  • Hunter
  • Human Society