Benjamin Clementine Quotes
Arizona - I've only spent a few days there, but it's inspired me the most. It's so peaceful.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
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The forthputting of willpower is a means of strengthening willpower. The will becomes strong by exercise. To stick to a thing till you are master is a test of intellectual discipline and power.
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I am not a prisoner of conscious, but people try to make me one sometimes. It is both a gift and a curse. It's a high honour but can create limitations - I have to be fluid.
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The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter.
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Preachers at black churches are the last people left in the English-speaking world who know the schemes and tropes of classical rhetoric: parallelism, antithesis, epistrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, periphrasis, litotes - the whole bag of tricks.
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The Backstreet Boys were so ten years ago. Whatever.
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The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
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In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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I'm obsessed with Marcus Mumford. I've got to know him recently; he's amazing.
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I almost bought a DeLorean the other day just because. If I see something that I think is cool and I like it, I'll go for it.
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The heart of Univision – and what we do – is here in Miami.
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These rejections hurt me terribly because I felt it was my life that was being rejected.
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People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
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I was put on a pony as a kid at some birthday party when you're all led around.
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I have always loved fashion since I was a kid and customized my school uniforms.
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A good fight scene is really a good love scene.
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Dave Foley and I have been friends for a very long time. We both actually have the same lawyer in Toronto.
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The idea of appealing to people of a like mind and like spirit always appealed to me.
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I worked with Steven Spielberg on 'AI,' and his level of preparation was extraordinary. He told me there was a time at the beginning when he was a bit more spontaneous and went over budget, and it absolutely wrecked his head. When you look at the power and assuredness of his movies, it makes sense that he works out so much in advance.
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It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.
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I'm inspired by looking at art, by looking at precedent. Looking is what you have to do if you want to make things, so you develop a critical eye.
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Arizona - I've only spent a few days there, but it's inspired me the most. It's so peaceful.
