Philippe Petit Quotes

Fame was never something I was seeking in my artistic journey. It's to be used as a tool for an artist to break open doors and keep creating. That's how I enjoyed fame in '74; it was not just for the emptiness of being famous.

Philippe Petit

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I hate to cook, but I love to eat. I would want to be able to conjure yummy and healthy meals by wiggling my nose!

Jessica Parker Kennedy

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America is an unsolvable problem: a nation divided and deeply in hate with itself. If it was a startup, we'd understand how unfixable the situation is; most of us would leave for a fresh start, and the company would fall apart. America is MySpace.

Michael Arrington

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I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.

Steven Wright

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I practice martial arts not to win over other people but to win over my own heart.

Tony Jaa

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Political conservatives need to recognize that multicultural politics is converging with leftist politics, and not only on 'social issues' like same-sex marriage. Our Constitution is also on the chopping block, and if you don't see that, you haven't been paying attention.

Tom Tancredo

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I used to cry myself to sleep every night. I missed singing so much. And performing. Man, I missed it so much.

Ronnie Spector

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Never did I ever think I would be competing on a snowboard out here in X Games.

Mike Schultz

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With 'Cold Skin,' I believe we can create a lasting psycho-physiological horror film. It is one of the most atmospheric, terrifying, cinematic, and original stories of the human spirit.

David Slade

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To outsiders it probably seems like splitting hairs, but to me, Bright Eyes is a simply the collaboration between myself and Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott. What you hear is definitely the sum of all our ideas and represents all three of us. But I still write the songs myself.

Conor Oberst

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Writers don't make good spouses. When I am writing, I'm not a good wife. I shut myself away, and all my emotions are directed towards what I'm trying to write.

Claire Tomalin

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I love being busy, and I love having a lot going on; it's exciting.

Annette Bening

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I don't see why anybody's playing chicken with the debt ceiling.

Austan Goolsbee

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