David Rolf Quotes
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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Y'all have no idea how many times I say, 'Yes, ma'am.'
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Being in the spotlight, you know, you tend to kind of forget who you are. And being an artist... it could be a very superficial job. It could be very pretentious as well.
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I don't try to hurt people in any way, and I try to help out wherever I can.
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You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.
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Pre-Internet, maybe it took six months for a fashion message to get across to a customer base. Fashion messages are now being sent out overnight, simultaneously, to every market in the world.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations.
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Do I believe in coupling? Do I believe in commitment? Do I believe in co-parenting, raising children together, having a family, and growing old with someone? I absolutely believe in all of those things. I just don't believe that you need to be married to do that. I love going to weddings, though. I do love a good wedding.
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I've never been in an acting class in my life.
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It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn.
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I've played Beckett. I put on in the 1950s the first Australian production of 'Waiting for Godot.' I played Estragon. The most interesting conversation I've had about Beckett was with a Dublin taxi driver.
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Writing fiction is an act of imaginative empathy.
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I hope when I'm on my deathbed, people forgive me, because there is a lot to forgive.
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Outcome is simply the final score: Who won the game; what numbers came up in a roll of the dice; how high did a stock go. Outcome is the result, regardless of the method used to achieve it. It is not controllable.
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One eye sees, the other feels.
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I really liked the design of Batman. I liked the concept. There's a lot more you can do with Batman than most other superheroes.
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People decide what markets should do - they are not a force of nature.
