Cornelia Parker Quotes
There's only a certain amount of works you can make, so you have to make only the ones you really want to make. It's all about trying to be as productive as possible.Cornelia Parker
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
Canelo Alvarez -
You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.
Ian Fleming -
Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
Zach Johnson The Fray -
And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
Walt Whitman -
There is no other way of writing a novel than to begin at the beginning at to continue to the end.
C. S. Forester -
The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
Ramakrishna
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
Famke Janssen -
When I was elected, I was the youngest member of the Tennessee congressional delegation; now, I'm one of the oldest. In fact, I have members of my staff who weren't even born when I took office. That tells me it's time for a new chapter.
Bart Gordon -
There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line.
E. M. Forster -
Daring is not safe against daring men.
Ovid -
My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.
Nancy Kerrigan -
In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
Tahar Ben Jelloun
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I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.
Samuel Dash -
I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'
Nadia Comaneci -
If the structures of the human mind remain unchanged, we will always end up re-creating the same world, the same evils, the same dysfunction.
Eckhart Tolle -
Everything I do is blown out of proportion. It really hurts my feelings.
Paris Hilton -
My joints hurt. I'm slower. But I remember what it was like to run and play with the boys. I want to be one of the boys.
Ted Danson -
At its core, all authentic growth depends on more customers wanting more of what your company offers. Any other drivers - pricing gimmicks, heroic marketing efforts, forced acquisitions - are ultimately destructive.
Patrick Lencioni
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I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single day. I never thought I'd be published.
Karrine Steffans -
I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
I just came from Aspen, Colorado and they had fifteen kids I played for and they all played horns.
Jimmy Smith -
The point is that only one thing matters in this world, to prepare oneself for death. One can try to be as comfortable as possible until one dies... Because being comfortable does not have any meaning either. It just does not. Everything is only a big meaninglessness that one must bear.
Odd Nerdrum -
I think that when the social stakes for people are higher, how you present yourself may sometimes feel like it's going to inform your destiny. Because if other people regard you in a certain way, they'll want to help you, and you will end up having a career.
Rachel Kushner -
There's only a certain amount of works you can make, so you have to make only the ones you really want to make. It's all about trying to be as productive as possible.
Cornelia Parker