Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once.
Quotes to Explore
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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
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I think that I am seeing the Internet and seeing technology take and seeing how the work I do through music directly affects people's lives better than any politician I've ever met.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.
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We need to make clear the federal government does not have authority to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without due process or, for that matter, to use lethal force on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil if they don't pose imminent threats.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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Looking back, the biggest mistake I made was feeling ashamed of it. Acne is a part of life. You don't need to be embarrassed of it.
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I don't mean to sound like a touchy-feely California type here, but I knew that I could finally get over the death of my father only by having kids of my own.
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I don't know that I would want to be married again, but I do love companionship.
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I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.
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My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.
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I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before?
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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The risk from viruses is an unanswered question - and it won't be answered until you have had organs transplanted into humans over many years.
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There's good and bad in everybody. I wasn't looking for the good, or looking for the bad. This is a man who signed his pact with the devil 20 years ago, and he's learned to live with it. He's tried to protect his family from it.
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How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
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Earlier, my priority was only work. I worked like a dog before I got married. After marriage, once you have a baby, time management is difficult. Your responsibilities change, your priorities change. And you have to concentrate on them if you have to work out your life. Your career is just a part of your life. For me, my family is my life.
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I'm still blowing alright, and I still enjoy it which is the main thing.
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My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.
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When Nixon opened the door to China in the early 1970s, Chinese artists got their first view of the West. Suddenly five centuries of Western art lay before them as a stylistic smorgasbord. Chinese artists could reinterpret it out of admiration or try to replace it. They choose the former.
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Writing for myself and writing for another artist are two very different experiences. When I handle both the story and the art, I have full control. I can endlessly tweak every word and every line.
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Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once.
