Cornelia Parker Quotes

I try to avoid the 'art world' as much as possible. It's too much about fads and fashions - who's getting the best prices at auction and things like that.

Cornelia Parker

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ArtBestWorldToo MuchPossible

I feel triumphant when our moms can use Airbnb without their technically inclined kids.

Joe Gebbia

FeelWithoutAirbnbKidsI FeelOur

Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are.

Matt Taibbi

WorkGoodDemocracyToughLookBad

I have long been fond of comparing Workday strategy to the process of sending a rocket to the moon.

Aneel Bhusri

MoonProcessStrategyLongRocket

I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

Amitabh Bachchan

EnjoyActorWorkingJustUseAny

Composing for movies is not an easy job - its a different art altogether, and moreover, I don't want to get involved in too many things at one time and want to concentrate on my shows and albums.

Sivamani

TimeArtJobEasyWantMovies

If I lose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself. But if it's a slow pace, and I get beaten by a kicker who leaches off the front, then I'll always wonder, 'What if...?'

Steve Prefontaine

LiveMyselfSlowLoseWonderI Can

I've tried writing darker, more serious songs, but they don't go anywhere. Everything revolves around the chorus for me.

Shura

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As an artist, my wheelhouse is 19th-century literature. I want to write realist novels in a Victorian sense, and the writers I admire in that style tend to do omniscient narration.

Min Jin Lee

StyleLiteratureArtistWantAdmire

I want to do everything. That's my problem. Life is short, and I hate the idea of turning down anything. You never know what interesting experience might happen.

Joshua Bell

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I'm looking forward to playing Michael Bluth many, many more times.

Jason Bateman

Looking ForwardLookingForwardMore

If you just hold your cell phone for 30 seconds and think backwards through its production, you have the entire techno-industrial culture wrapped up there. You can't have that device without everything that goes with it.

Douglas Tompkins

CultureCell PhoneThinkYouPhone

I think good teachers are underpaid.

Peter Brimelow

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