Lewis Mumford Quotes
...in general, the traditionalists are backward-looking, conservative; pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
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Most of my stuff, I never really watch.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The other things on Earth were created for man's use, to help him reach the end for which he was created.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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I knew it would break his heart if I didn't go into the business.
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When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me.
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It's not enough to just mildly want what you want. You must wildly want what you want. Nobody ever got their greatest wishes by being wishy-washy. You need to put extreme energy into your power of intention to win what you wanna win.
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A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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As an actress, vanity is your enemy. If you're thinking about how you look, you're not going to give a good performance. Once I realized, 'Hmm, I guess I'm not that vain,' it's like something I wanted to protect. I can't imagine anyone could give the full dynamic performance they're capable of and still be vain.
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Fall into your sentences; enjoy writing them. Love the world you are creating.
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It seems that for all of the artists signed to a major, there exists the same amount of artists that are struggling to break through to the surface within the label. I think, ideally, we'd end up with a very well connected competent indie team that will be along with us for the ride, however long that ride may be.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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I love Japan; it's very special.
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People's dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.
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I don't think at my age... you can start ruling people out in politics.
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The silent majority is back, and we're going to take the country back.
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I don't believe in strong-arming people.
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Most devices have been hacked in some way and are part of - part of a botnet network that can come after you in DDoS attacks.
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I would stay in bed and get an extra 10 minutes sleep
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...in general, the traditionalists are backward-looking, conservative; pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
