George Watsky Quotes
Imagine a future where we won't be living in the past. I'd be flipping birds like a chicken breast on a spatula.
Quotes to Explore
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Writing about the future and the past is less a way of dramatizing change than of showing, by way of contrast, what abides.
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What I do for a living is listen.
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My works are an imitation of my own past and present.
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
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I don't like to travel as much as I have in the past, but it's good for my soul to get to pick, especially with these good musicians and these guys that play so well.
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Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders - including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized.
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I think Star City should have Unesco World Heritage status. It will need to be adapted a little bit and made more glamorous than it looks now, but it should definitely be protected for the future.
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I'm really obsessed with the past.
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In the past, I used to argue with those who didn't share my views. I felt this incredible need to 'make my point.' Now I live my life and do my best to be an example of what seems right to me.
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Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.
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I imagine a future with no waste; material innovations have already become exponentially more vast, and I do think the future needs to be cradle to cradle. If designed properly, one product could be used for many years before needing to be recycled, or its components reused.
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I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.
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Elvis was just like a big old kid. It was like he never got past 19, I don't think, in a lotta ways.
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Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.
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Downplaying their faults is pretty much the point of campaigns. But we do count on them living with the constant terror of public rejection.
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Barbour is a brand that I have grown up with and been associated with since I was living near the borders of Scotland.
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Mix-tapes are something that have been going on for a while. They've been pretty important to hip-hop for the past 10 years. It's the way we advertise our music to the public for free.
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Events alone rarely provide much guide to the future.
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The sad and tragic fact is that the civil rights movement, despite its honorable and courageous past, has over the years degenerated into a demagogic hustle, promoting the mindless racism they once fought against.
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If you've got faith and you believe in what you are living for, you can stand your ground when the Devil's at your door.
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Instead of buying airplanes and playing around like some of our competitors, we've rolled almost everything back into the company.
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I admire many people, but I am not sure that I have any 'heroes.'
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Imagine a future where we won't be living in the past. I'd be flipping birds like a chicken breast on a spatula.
