Jacob Bronowski Quotes
Human beings can imagine situations which are different from those in front of their eyes... because they make and hold in their minds images for absent things.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it.
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You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.
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I'm still overwhelmed and, at the same time, kind of star struck that I am part of this New England Patriots organization.
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Most of the time, as a model, I feel like I'm just a doll. They control how I should move.
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Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.
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I'm not really a fan of healthy food - I love eating! But, of course, I do work out.
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More and more, we're used to taking things in through the eyes rather than through the ears, and opera is more of a spectacle.
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I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I'm working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood.
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My man has to be more intelligent than I am, which is difficult to find. He should definitely be more successful than me, which is not so difficult to find. I'd be a fool to expect a better looking man than me, which is impossible to find.
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Regardless of some disagreements in the past with Dr. Kissinger, I personally had a very good relationship with the secretary when I served as ambassador to the United States and later on as premier.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.
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What could an unsanctified man do in Heaven, if by any chance he got there? Let that question be fairly looked in the face and fairly answered. No man can possibly be happy in a place where he is not in his element and where all around him is not congenial to his tastes, habits and character.
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I think 'Country Girl' is one song that can veer into country or hip-hop or rap. You can listen to it and enjoy the humor and the fun in it.
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Canada is a really big melting pot of cultures, so we ended up with a giant mosaic of different music.
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There's still a place for someone to come up with a strong headline, some copy in a commercial that's well written. I'm not saying it was better in the old days; it's just a totally different way of communicating.
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I wasn't out there pretending I was a conservative Democrat. I'm somebody who has talked a lot about and has done the act of running as who you are.
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Human beings can imagine situations which are different from those in front of their eyes... because they make and hold in their minds images for absent things.
