Arthur Ashin (Autre Ne Veut) Quotes
There's a constant anxiety that comes from having an innate sense of self, yet existing within a homogenised, aspirational culture.
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Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I stay true because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character. It's the thing that connects him to me and to everybody else. So, the search is the same. It's to unveil the truth, and that's how I stay true, because my purpose isn't altered.
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Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.
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I've already got notebooks full of ideas for new music, so I'm gonna kind of nurture that just like I do all of my ideas and perfect it until it's ready and then I'll just let it go.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
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My working hypothesis is that stupidity in popular culture is a constant. Popular culture cannot get more stupid.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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It is a myth that art has to be sold. It is not like stocking a grocery store where people fill a pushcart. Art is a product that has no apparent need. The salesperson builds the need in the mind of the buyer.
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A block chain is a series of blocks. Each block is a series of computations done by computers all over the world using serious cryptography in a way that's very hard to undo.
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Hip-hop in the '90s began moving towards the Nation of Islam and the 5 Percenters, black nationalist movements; very much so, these movements embraced a form of Islam: Malcom X's form of Islam prior to his change.
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I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes.
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I used to want covers that represented the book's contents very closely and were also pretty. Many folks automatically believe that this is what makes a good cover. But I've changed my mind about this. While the cover should not lie (by implication or outright), its job is simply to say: 'Pick me up!' to someone who might like the book.
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There's a lot of pressure on Broadway. There's this feeling that the show has to be a commercial success and the producers have to make their money back and Tonys and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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I believe in the institution of marriage; Other than cinema, it's the only way to be immortalised!
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If we only identify with the mortal world, then we identify with a level of scarcity and lack and brokenness, and that will be our experience.
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Domestically, a lot of people think Xi Jinping is becoming Mao Zedong. By giving Hong Kong democracy, people would look at them as enlightened leaders.
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The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area.
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To further the appreciation of culture among all the people, to increase respect for the creative individual, to widen participation by all the processes and fulfillments of art - this is one of the fascinating challenges of these days.
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Are you ready to stop colluding with a culture that makes so many of us feel physically inadequate? Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder to yourself and others.
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There's a constant anxiety that comes from having an innate sense of self, yet existing within a homogenised, aspirational culture.
