Ken Robinson Quotes
Creativity, as I see it, is the process of putting your imagination to work. It's been defined rather simply as applied imagination. That's not a bad way to think about it.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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One of my earliest memories is of my father carrying me in one arm with a picket sign in the other.
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J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me.
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As a unique person, I was bullied badly as a teen.
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get.
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I've been very active all my life. I was a combat instructor in the Israeli Army.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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I guess I'm lucky that I've been able to play a wide range of parts and a wide range of types of productions - I haven't felt much typecasting.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.
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I don't mind what the role is at all; I just want to play cool characters.
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I think there's a karmic purpose that souls make before they decide to come into people's bodies and become someone's parent, or become someone's child. Maybe my dad disappearing was his way of giving me material with which to work, or a predisposition to feel heightened emotions.
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I'm just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart.
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.
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I never thought for a second that anything I ever did was going to make someone cringe. That never occurred to me.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down.
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I have rage and anger issues. So I get mad about stuff in real life, and then I yell about it onstage, and luckily, something funny ends up coming out. What I'll do is tape-record it, and it will end up coming out even funnier. And I add more punch lines.
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Remember that it's okay to get help, and it doesn't make you weak.
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Older consumers don't want to be treated like teenagers; what's more, they don't want to believe they fall into any niche at all.
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Losers blame their parents; Failures blame their kids.
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Creativity, as I see it, is the process of putting your imagination to work. It's been defined rather simply as applied imagination. That's not a bad way to think about it.
