Lilli Palmer Quotes
Facility is an obstacle to any creativeness. In any art form. You get a nice effect without effort, sometimes by accident, and you're satisfied; but there's nothing substantial underneath.
Quotes to Explore
-
I never eat where the hotel recommends. I do my own research and then try the most highly rated options.
-
I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.
-
I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
-
Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
-
A state of shock is what results when a gap opens up between events and our initial ability to explain them. When we find ourselves in that position, without a story, without our moorings, a great many people become vulnerable to authority figures telling us to fear one another and relinquish our rights for the greater good.
-
My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.
-
Solange's new album, 'A Seat at the Table', is so many things at once: an antidote to hate, a celebration of blackness, an expression of the right to feel it all. After a move to Louisiana and period of self-reflection, the artist joined forces with a range of collaborators to put her new discoveries to music.
-
Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
-
We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too.
-
I do two months of strict dieting, so after fight night, I go for whatever my body is craving. It's usually sushi. But after that, I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.
-
I do everything in a straightforward manner.
-
Back in the '70s - I remember the '70s: we were told there was global cooling. And everyone was told global cooling was a really big problem. And then that faded.
-
Customer expectations? Nonsense. No customer ever asked for the electric light, the pneumatic tire, the VCR, or the CD. All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
-
If you like standup and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 standup comedians who are trying to get on a TV show.
-
Now I have the bravery to do fine things.
-
I have over a hundred clocks. I've got fancy clocks and clocks from all over the world that people made for me.
-
You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.
-
I think Gore does have to worry. He is tied to Bill Clinton. We know that there were telephone calls that he made from his office. We know that there were visits to the Buddhist temple.
-
There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption.
-
I like my parents but they are just not good parents. They are nice enough people. I'm not interested in hurting their feelings.
-
What is all that ministerial toil and effort for, if not a constant attempt to allow the greatest number to live in as much happiness as possible?
-
Is it conceivable that mysticism is a mark of inadequate art?
-
Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones.
-
Facility is an obstacle to any creativeness. In any art form. You get a nice effect without effort, sometimes by accident, and you're satisfied; but there's nothing substantial underneath.
