Diane Ackerman Quotes
Much of life becomes background, but it is the province of art to throw buckets of light into the shadows and make life new again.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life.
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Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say.
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Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.
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I don't think that the Grammys are in any way a just way of grading music.
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Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.
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Nothing taxes an actor more thoroughly than a good audiobook.
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I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.
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I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell a good yarn.
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I have hair that looks like you could just take it off and plug a new style on.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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In my eyes, a patriot is little more than an international blackleg.
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Good supporters who have single daughters say, 'Hey, you need to take my daughter out.' And it's awkward.
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The issue Israeli-Palestinian conflict, already lasting more than half a century, has brought deep suffering to the Palestinian people and remains an important reason of extended turbulence in the Middle East region.
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Teachers are very undervalued for what they do.
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And if you cast down an idol, there's nothing left.
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We must recognize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.
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I really look forward to putting on a record. I love writing music and think that may be my strong suit even more than singing. I can't wait to take that music on tour and share it with as many people as I can.
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I watched the German version of 'Baron Munchasen' and Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' at a young age. 'Star Wars' was also a huge thing when I was a kid.
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We're fine together, just like this: Our silence protects us from ourselves
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Love is not fashionable anymore; the poets have killed it.
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I've always thought photography is not so much of an art form but a way of communicating and passing on information.
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Much of life becomes background, but it is the province of art to throw buckets of light into the shadows and make life new again.
