Philippe Petit Quotes

When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very old book on card manipulation. Somehow, I was more interested in pure manipulation than in all the silly little tricks in the box.

Philippe Petit

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LoveBookMagicSillyChristmasBox

We're constantly re-evaluating the potential for life. We're finding it where we didn't think it could exist, such as volcanic vents and other extreme conditions like under arctic ice. We're finding life in these incredibly harsh and dynamic conditions, so we're having to re-evaluate our own ideas of what's possible on this planet alone.

Joe Rogan

LifeAloneIdeasThinkPotential

A lot of times, it's nice to open, because the heat's off you. You just go out and blast your set and say to whoever's going to finish, 'There you go.' Even though when you first start, people are drifting in, and that's kind of a bit disconcerting.

Joe Cocker

PeopleStartYouGoNiceKind

Many are observing Ferguson and witnessing the anger, demonstrations, looting and vandalism and calling for quiet. But quiet isn't enough. The absence of noise isn't the presence of justice - and we must demand justice in Ferguson and the other 'Fergusons' around America.

Jesse Jackson

JusticeAngerAmericaEnoughQuiet

Real spiritual authority has to do with the truth of the actual words being spoken, and the spirit of the person behind the words. Really, authority is about truth: honest-living truth.

John Ortberg

TruthWordsSpiritualPersonSpirit

I'm a massive fan of David Lynch and 'Twin Peaks.'

Amanda Palmer

FanPeaksTwinMassiveTwin Peaks

A blurb might bring a reader to a book, but then the book itself has to do the rest of the work.

Sonny Mehta

WorkBookRestBringMightThen

The travel book is a convenient metaphor for life, with its optimistic beginning or departure, its determined striving, and its reflective conclusion. Journeys change travellers just as a good travel book can change readers.

Rory MacLean

LifeChangeGoodBeginningTravel

Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one.

Mike Krzyzewski

PassionOpportunityMyselfWinYear

I believe my past is my strength.

Michel Martelly

StrengthPastBelieveI Believe

The way I see it, the third series of 'Downton Abbey' is all about change and how each character adapts to those changes.

Michelle Dockery

ChangeCharacterWayChangesSee

The reason kids like rock 'n roll is their parents don't.

Mitch Miller

ParentsRockReasonRollLikeKids

I suffer from an enormous amount of self-doubt, so the fact that 'Pachinko' has been so kindly received has encouraged me not to give up, as I'm always telling myself that, 'Maybe this isn't a smart idea.'

Min Jin Lee

MyselfSmartMeAlwaysUpSuffer

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