Lukas Foss Quotes
Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Many of us didn't believe in the image of bin Laden as a wandering Old Man of the Mountains, living on plants and insects in an inhospitable cave somewhere on the porous Pakistan-Afghan border.
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I don't ever want to get boxed in, playing the same characters, over and over again. That's why I prefer features over television.
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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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I had seen the ballet of 'Swan Lake' as a child but it was as an adult, when I saw a production featuring Erik Bruhn, that I first noticed how significant a part the ever-present threat of violence played. This juxtaposition of great beauty and grace with a backdrop of pure evil stayed with me for years.
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Some people are really nice about it. I get Saudi princes and famous people stopping me in L.A. and saying, 'You're Stifler's mom. Can I take a picture with you?' But then you get people like her putting their camera in your face without asking. They think they can do whatever they like.
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From the cradle to the grave, each individual pays for the sin of not being God. That's why life is an uninterrupted religious crisis, superficial for believers, shattering for doubters.
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With a little bit of luck, you'll never work!
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I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright and colorful.
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I lost a great uncle in World War II who was with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy.
