Andrei Tarkovsky Quotes
One can only be staggered by the hubris of modern artists if we compare them, say, to the humble builders of Chartres Cathedral whose names are not even known. The artist ought to be distinguished by selfless devotion to duty; but we forgot about that a long time ago.
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
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The Carnegie Foundation is well aware of the fact that their reports frequently find their way to dusty archives in academic institutions, but occasionally people pick up a segment of a report and act upon it.
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I want to toy around with producing a Broadway show.
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If you kill someone, it shows that you are afraid of that person.
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No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.
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I will count to 10 before tweeting.
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We write the song, then it gets played for the artist, and they somehow fall in love with it and go back in and make it their own.
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In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right.
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One-year-olds learn concealment. Five-year-olds lie outright: they manipulate via flattery. Nine-year-olds - masters of the cover-up. By the time you enter college, you're going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions.
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The Savior was selfless. He viewed himself and his own needs as secondary, and he ministered to others tirelessly, lovingly, effectively.
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The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.
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It's incredibly, incredibly difficult to get a movie made.
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The purpose of a business is to create a customer.
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Iraqis must fight for their own country.
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One can only be staggered by the hubris of modern artists if we compare them, say, to the humble builders of Chartres Cathedral whose names are not even known. The artist ought to be distinguished by selfless devotion to duty; but we forgot about that a long time ago.
