Brian Boyd Quotes
I would be very surprised if on another planet we discovered a species as intelligent as humans that didn't have narrative, or didn't have art in general.Brian Boyd
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The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of luck. A miracle.
Victoria Abril -
I come from really humble people. We never had a lot.
La'Porsha Renae -
I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
Famke Janssen -
Christians are being systematically exterminated.
Ted Cruz -
Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
Madeleine Albright -
Fiction will always be my greatest love, with poetry close behind.
J. Courtney Sullivan
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Another Visitor: How did you manage, Monsieur Degas, when you painted that plein air called 'Le Plage', the one Monsieur Rouart has? Degas: It was quite simple. I spread my flannel vest on the floor of the studio, and had the model sit on it. You see, the air you breathe in a picture is not necessarily the same as the air out of doors.
Edgar Degas -
'I’ll survive,' Floyd said. 'I’m a private detective. If I don’t get clouted on the head at least once a week, I’m not doing my job properly.'
Alastair Reynolds -
The taming and domestication of religion is one of the unceasing chores of civilization.
Christopher Hitchens -
I don't do nothing to disrespect the fans.
Anthony Santos Aventura -
One indicator of Ernest Lawrence's influence is the fact that I am the eighth member of his laboratory staff to receive the highest award that can come to a scientist - the Nobel Prize.
Luis Walter Alvarez -
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
Patti Smith
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What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
Bob Iger -
I've been incredibly blessed with good roles the past few years, but none of them compares to the experience of playing Ellsworth on 'Deadwood.' There are times when I've had as much fun or had comparably great material, but as a body of work, playing Ellsworth tops anything else in my lifetime.
Jim Beaver -
The September 11th tragedy forced us all to look at the world in a different way, and it reminds us all of the importance of living every moment.
Joanne Woodward -
I've worked for 27 years nonstop in theater and films. That's a lot of work.
Armand Assante -
I said to Scott that the ascent seemed to be going slowly and that I was concerned descending climbers could possibly run out of oxygen before their return to camp IV.
Anatoli Boukreev -
Columbo was never comfortable if somebody considered him unique or smart.
Peter Falk
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I'd have to say, and I think that most Christians would hold the view, that there is such a thing as evil, and there are evil forces at work. You can articulate that by talking about Satan or the Devil; that's sound, Scriptural teaching.
Peter Hollingworth -
I had at one point this rather depressing image of some alien culture seeing the death of this planet - coming down in their spaceships and sniffing around; finding all our skeletons sitting around our TV sets and trying to work out why our end came before its time and they come to the conclusion that we amused ourselves to death.
Roger Waters Pink Floyd -
The first time I tried to sing along with my guitar, everybody in the studio booed. They all said it wouldn't work.
George Benson -
Amid the stirring and manifold activities of the age in which we live, to be neutral in the strife is to rank with the enemies of the Saviour. There is no greater foe to the spread of His cause in the world than the placid indifferentism which is too honorable to betray, while it is too careless or too cowardly to join Him.
William Morley Punshon -
People don't care about questionnaires.
Larry Hogan -
I would be very surprised if on another planet we discovered a species as intelligent as humans that didn't have narrative, or didn't have art in general.
Brian Boyd