Ansel Adams Quotes
No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
Quotes to Explore
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The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.
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Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.
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Perhaps things are not things but words: metaphors, words for other things.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
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My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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My greatest concern is that the emergence of this technology without the appropriate public attention and international controls could lead to an unstable arms race.
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I enjoy building something good and having a successful product and making money.
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Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.
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Innovation comes from the producer - not from the customer.
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Sometimes if you have a coach or team-mates for too long, you get caught in certain routines. I think it's good to shake up things a little bit.
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I'm very pro-American - my entire family escaped poverty in Italy because they rightly believed in the American dream.
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You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.
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Cannes is a sort of gladiators' arena, and that's the fun part of it. When you accept to come here to open the festival, you know you are going to be criticised. I have no problem with the fact that I expose myself and the movie, and it's normal that I can disagree with the way some people feel.
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The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me. So a lot of what 'Rookie' is about is just showing that you can be both, and you can like whatever you want.
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I've always been somewhat uncomfortable on the stage, and I've always felt like physically having to negotiate my own presence as a part of presenting work has always been a source of angst for me.
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The behaviour of lovers is oscillating like the moon, and unpredictable as the weather.
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No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
