Walker Evans Quotes
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I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.
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I don't think I think when I play. I have a photographic memory for chords, and when I'm playing, the right chords appear in my mind like photographs long before I get to them.
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Humanity will live as long as there are humans.
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I know the fact that I was born means I have to die, so my only aim is to reach out and help someone along the way.
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When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war.
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That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.
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I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live to 100, there's a very good chance you'll live forever. Because very few people die after 100.
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And when I first came out from New York, I hadn't driven in a long time. Now I'm like Joe Speedster.
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'Carousel,' please! I would die to do that.
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It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
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For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications.
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I have to tell you, TV is an incredibly difficult medium. The most challenging show to do is the hour long dramedy. It's a very tricky format.
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Honestly, with me, as long as I have a park to play basketball in, I'm pretty cool.
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The best part about being married is feeling centered. Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family.
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There are also scientific problems with the concept that each of the creation days was a long period of time.
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Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.
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To retire is to begin to die.
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There's a bunch of places in the world I haven't been to, 'cause I can only be on a plane for a little bit. I'm like, 'How long is it to get there? Two days on a plane? What? No.'
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If I were not Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes.
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If you think that one individual can't make a difference in the world, consider what one cigar can do in a nine-room house.
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Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
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When I got signed to the 'Fader' Label, they got really excited about having me as their new artist. They were promoting my music everywhere. Pharrell was one of the producers who wanted to work with me, so I was really lucky to be one of those people who got to work with him.
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The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about Him. Whenever our Lord spoke of prayer, He said, "Ask." It is impossible to ask if you do not concentrate.
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Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
