Claude Debussy Quotes
It is necessary to abandon yourself completely, and let the music do as it will with you. All people come to music to seek oblivion.
Quotes to Explore
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I think everyone who goes to see a 'Bond' movie expects to be impressed by the look and the locations chosen. Certainly I was when I grew up watching them, and I don't think that's changed in the last 50 years.
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We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.
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How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I do not think that having children - I have three teenagers - keeps you young. The reverse. It thrusts you into a full-frontal confrontation with your own all-too-obvious maturity.
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Soldiers are not policemen, and it's very unfair, even for those soldiers who have some police training, to burden them with police duties. It's not what they're trained for, or equipped for.
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Girls, to me, growing up were very, very petty and didn't want me to succeed and didn't want the best for me.
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As a musician usually music is your way out.
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Catholic schools in Indonesia routinely accept non-Catholic students, but exempt them from studying religion. Obama's school documents, though, wrongly list him as being Indonesian.
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Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.
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I don't think badly of or oppose having plastic surgery. I once seriously thought of it, but I decided to take my appearance as it is.
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He is far too intelligent to become really cerebral.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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I think management and technology all come into play in building a super-yacht. It is a challenge - a serious challenge.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.
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I'm not somebody who's emotionally attached to an outcome of a character that I'm hired to play. The fans are.
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I don't have a problem with my image; it's other people who do.
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My work is through my emotions, so everything kind of goes together.
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The beauty of the World Cup is that while thirty-two countries get to cheer for their respective teams, the event also affirms a global pluralism - it is as much a festival of cultural multiplicity as it is a competition featuring some of the best athletes in the world.
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My parents were really loving, open people to be around. I don't remember them ever telling me this profession is difficult. There was never, 'Uhhh, what else are you interested in?' They were just, 'Great. Done. Go for it.'
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I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas?
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I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.
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It is necessary to abandon yourself completely, and let the music do as it will with you. All people come to music to seek oblivion.
