Ernesto Neto Quotes
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I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.
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A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.
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In bitter almond oil, like in a great number of other substances that previously had been counted among the 'aromatic compounds' on behalf of their strong smell, a derivative of benzene is present. The special properties of benzene and its derivatives are caused by the typical arrangement of their carbon atoms.
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Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned to the present imaginations of people at large. A lot of fiction is intensely nostalgic.
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I was so worried when I left 'GH:' so scared I'd never work again.
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I ran away from three different boarding schools before joining a circus school, and eventually I became an actor. The only thing I learned at boarding school was never to send my child to one.
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You can never lose anything that really belongs to you, and you can't keep that which belongs to someone else.
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Freedom is never given; it is won.
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I came from two harsh dictatorships, Nazi and Stalinist. I never thought of becoming a writer as such, yet in a lucid moment, I recognised what I had to do.
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I have never received a Farthing of Prize Money either for Artillery Ammunition or Vessels.
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I never reflect or convey that which I have not experienced myself.
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We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told us he'd never let them get to Moscow. But if he was wrong, they'd go back to the Urals and fight. They'd never surrender.
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I never thought I would actually become a professional actor. I just kept going with it. One thing led to another.
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A stereotype may be negative or positive, but even positive stereotypes present two problems: They are cliches, and they present a human being as far more simple and uniform than any human being actually is.
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I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things.
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I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.
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I think it's really the job of the composer, the artist, the painter, the writer to present people with options. I'm just really reflecting the thoughts and actions around me.
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I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied.
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You can never learn less, you can only learn more.
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I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.
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We can never really touch the present because as soon as it is here, it is gone.
