Michael Nyman Quotes

I was rather disappointed, because the one thing I wanted to gain from that opportunity was to add something to his music, and have him add something to mine.

Michael Nyman

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I invest in things for the long term and have a long horizon and the flexibility.

Jerry Yang

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In theory, the maturation of the Internet should have killed off the desire for zines entirely.

Jenna Wortham

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I've never written a character that wasn't burdened by years of pain and trauma. Let's face it: Most comic-book heroes have some serious baggage. Not Green Arrow. He's a healthy guy - imagine that? Carrying your hero around in your head, imagining the world through his eyes, is just a hoot.

Ann Nocenti

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I don't watch television! At least not when I'm traveling. For some reason, I have always found it depressing to watch television in hotel rooms. I try to use that time, as well as time on planes, to write.

Stephen Hough

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Young people need to know there are ways for them to navigate this life.

RuPaul

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We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best that is in our fellow citizens. If we would summon the best from Americans, we must assume the best about them. If we don't believe in Americans, who will?

Mitch Daniels

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Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.

Joseph Addison

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I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid.

Don Rickles

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Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says 'no.'

Demi Lovato

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It was a wonderful experience to live the life for a year; to spend all day doing Shakespeare and then do a play in the evening.

Phil Daniels

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I feel like most movies about female friends derive their conflict from an extension of the high school movie rivalries, or there's some petty grievance: a competition over a guy or a wedding date or something. And I don't relate to any of that.

Susanna Fogel

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We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked-out rules on what we are supposed to do then, yes, it is a human product.

Peter Singer

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