Andre Dubus III Quotes
I think the deeper you go into questions, the deeper or more interesting the questions get. And I think that's the job of art.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.
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My public in Guadalajara and the people from Guadalajara, they've supported me since day one.
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My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
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By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.
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When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
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Sure, 'Les Miserables' can be melodramatic. And seeing the musical instead of reading the novel will save you some time and spare you the long part where Hugo goes on and on about the Parisian sewer system. But I would hate for the novel to lose that.
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The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future.
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There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.
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I always feel I had a very lucky life. For example, I sure didn't want to go in the army: when I was drafted in the Korean War, I wanted to go as a photographer. But luckily, they put me in the infantry - luckily because the official photographer was photographing the medal awarding and all the official situations.
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I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.
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Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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It's important to get well-rounded right off the bat. A lot of experienced dancers can get pigeonholed into one thing. I've been hired for a lot of different gigs simply because I can do a lot of different things with different levels of dancers. And it's sad to me that some dancers don't do more.
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I watch vlogs on YouTube. I watch Jenna Marbles a lot - I think she's really funny - and a lady called Daily Grace.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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'LazyTown' is on a mission to move the world to be a healthier place. When we get kids moving, we get their families moving. And when families move, we are one step closer to moving the world. Move the body, move the mind, every day.
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The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.
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A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
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Our troops do an incredible job every single day, but our policymakers have not lived up to the sacrifices that our troops make every day.
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We have to wrap this imperative of addressing climate change in a prosperity framework, and secondly we have to do a much better job of putting forward an American jobs agenda that's a match for the climate challenge.
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When I was at the Group for Musical Research, with this idea of discovering electronic music, I quickly realized that that it was a very interesting and exciting approach to music, but I also saw that it was very intellectual and quite dogmatic.
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I don't have any regrets about not having kids. I've just never had those maternal feelings. I am a nurturer by nature, but I nurture adults: my friends, the people I work with. I don't want to nurture children.
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I think the deeper you go into questions, the deeper or more interesting the questions get. And I think that's the job of art.
