Ken Robinson Quotes
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I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
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I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
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Berlin is in a state of transition. There are lots of people who don't stay here. They pass through. They might not 'clean up,' but they mature. It is a city where people spend a significant time in their lives, and then they move on.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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I've had death threats, if you can imagine.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.
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I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.
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I don't let anything kill my spirit.
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So if Arizona sees the federal government isn't assuming its responsibilities, it creates local laws. But migration and keeping security on the borders is not a local or state issue, it's a federal issue.
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The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice and truth, and I calm my fears by comforting those who are more scared than me. And I try to do my best to make the world a better place, one small action at a time, as good as I can.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
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When I'm performing, I'm not even thinking about the song. I'm thinking about the audience.
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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
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The more I learned about Shoeless Joe, the more I felt he was maligned.
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I never envisioned when I was reading that comic as a 17-year-old that I would have the opportunity to actually play the character.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent.
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When you play in the Premier League, say you're playing against a lower-end team, they set up to defend all the time, they set up to block you off. But when you play in the Champions League, all the other teams are used to winning every week, so it's more of an open game, it's more attacking, end-to-end.
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I like the variety. But basically my choice of films is a small intimate film. Quiet film, no action, just people in relationships. That's what I like the most.
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They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will.
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Nobody in this country realizes that cap-and-trade is a tax - and it's a great big one.
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If you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original
