Clive Anderson Quotes
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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Things are simple, it is us human beings that make it difficult.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
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For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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Fashion is something which is non-lasting; it's ephemeral.
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I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time.
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I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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If I'm offered a good case in Florida or a good case somewhere else, South Florida will win every time.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.
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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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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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President Bush's emergency declaration for the State of Texas is great news for the people and communities that have experienced the devastating wildfires firsthand. Already, communities have rallied to help neighbors in need.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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It's nice to be able to communicate digitally with people around the world.
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I let people fill in the blanks on their own. If they want to think about their ex, that's fine. If they want to think about maybe who one of my exes is, then that's fine. And it might not be right, because I'm the only one who knows what these songs are really about. It's the one shred of privacy I have in the matter.
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Artists are in the imagining/ prototyping business. Society needs people to be out there thinking of what might be. That cannot be something we just delegate to politicians or technologists.
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There's a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That's not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate.
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Investor demand for distressed property has been healthy, as rents rise to levels that can cover investors' costs while they wait for properties to appreciate. Giving investors a small tax break should further juice up demand, supporting prices for distressed homes and the market in general.
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Well, I'm happier talking about other people than me.
