Lukas Foss Quotes

That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it.

Lukas Foss

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: composer
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: August 15, 1922 - February 1, 2009

Topics

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I worry that by losing my temper so much and being so harsh and yelling so much that, by example, I will have taught my daughters to be that way, and I'm now constantly telling them not to do that.

Amy Chua

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There was a Russian director named Elem Klimov, who did his films during the communist days. They were constantly struggling with the authorities and to be allowed to express themselves. But he did one of the best war movies I've ever seen - it's called 'Come and See.'

Stellan Skarsgard

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You learn by mistakes. When you make those mistakes, you try not to make them the third time or the second time. You learn from them. Sometimes you learn the hard way. In football, if I held on to the ball too long, I got my butt kicked. You better make that decision quicker.

Ron Jaworski

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Life seems terrible and disappointing, so you need to find something you need to make you stick around. Music that makes me happiest is the saddest music, with the most emotional feel.

Josh Klinghoffer

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I tell people that if I'm ignoring them, chances are I may not have heard them. I depend on hearing aids, but I've not found it a problem. I'm visually very aware!

Joseph Mawle

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If you aren't winning, we are not going to be happy.

Jon Gruden

HappyBe HappyWinningYouGoing

Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.

Desmond Tutu

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The universe is dynamic. When we are creative, we are the most alive and in touch with it.

Brad Dourif

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People follow proven formulas in any business.

Phoebe Cates

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I'm not a wilting flower. I'm honest, so I pick a lot of fights. I've burned a lot of bridges.

Scott Thompson

FlowerBridgesHonestPickBurned

Life can be lived at a remove. You trade in futures, and then you trade in derivatives of futures. Banks make more money trading derivatives than they do trading actual commodities.

Sebastian Faulks

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Symbiosis can fail in various different ways: if there's too much stomach bacteria in my stomach, I might have some problems. If there's too little, I might have some problems. There's a sort of dynamic system there.

Timothy Morton

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