David Wojnarowicz Quotes
History is made and preserved by and for particular classes of people. A camera in some hands can preserve an alternate history.
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I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.
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Once you come and see Kiss, you either love us or you hate us.
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Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother is part of you. I'm easing into that space, using it and being comforted by it.
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I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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We will naturally pursue our goals on the strength of our own resources, skills and enterprise. But, we know that we will be more successful when we do this in partnership with the world.
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Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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Obviously, 'Lincoln' is not about the telegraph operator. There's a whole other movie before and after the two isolated scenes that I'm in.
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I grew up reading 'The Jungle Books' and loving them.
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Now I would go to London's Pudding Lane on 2 September 1666 and put out that little fire. I'd love to investigate the histories of a few of the buildings that burned for Restoration Home.
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Apple has made this commitment that it's a green company. So how do you fulfill your commitment if you don't consider you have responsibility in your suppliers' pollution?
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I'm worth far too much money. I don't need anybody's money.
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I didn't get acne until after college, and I was very concerned, not only because I didn't have the discipline to not pick at my face but then that would lead to scarring and more acne - it's a vicious cycle that can be broken!
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The images you see in media are vital to impacting not just what the world sees in terms of who can be a computer scientist, who can be techie, who can be a geek or who can be a creator; it also impacts the girls and what they internalize.
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The first story I wrote was called 'Days,' and I have very little affection for it.
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I do believe that even if you're the most clever person around and you figure out the 'whodunit' and you're not surprised - that shouldn't prevent you from enjoying the story.
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Not everybody should be laughing at everything at the same time. That's not even natural. My thing is to feel natural, because I don't want to feel like I could just make people laugh at every single joke, every single time, with the same decibel level.
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In all people I see myself - none more, and not one a barleycorn less; And the good or bad I say of myself, I say of them.
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I just saw a clip of Maria Bamford. She has a comedy show that was filmed and performed from her bed - the whole thing supposedly takes place in her bedroom at her parents house in Duluth, MN. I thought it was great and really strange - to have a comedy special without having to leave your bed.
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I loved being in Trainspotting and having to dive into the filthiest toilet in Scotland.
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You may work under incredible pressure over two hours in a day, but you're often around that studio 14 to 16 hours of that day.
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History is made and preserved by and for particular classes of people. A camera in some hands can preserve an alternate history.
