James Turrell Quotes

This wonderful elixir of light is the thing that actually connects the immaterial with the material - that connects the cosmic to the plain everyday existence that we try to live in.

James Turrell

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LiveLightEverydayTryExistence

Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.

Jill Lepore

HeartHistorySoulDemocracyVoice

I think President Karzai realizes exactly how important it is to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country now, step up endeavors to stop the drug trade and to deliver better governance. He said as much in his inaugural address.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

FightStepThinkBetterCorruption

After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital.

Maurice Strong

WordsEnvironmentalEnvironmentEarth

David Bowie, who spent most of the '70s establishing himself as a master of psychological disguises, is spending the '80s trying to convince us that he's just a regular fella - or at least as close to one as a millionaire pop star can be.

Robert Hilburn

TryingMasterConvinceStarUsJust

Starting at about, I guess, forever, I've always looked forward to getting older. When I was 14, I couldn't wait to be 16 and get a driver's license.

Matthew McConaughey

Getting OlderWaitForwardStarting

I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well.

John T. Chambers

WorkPoliticsEnjoyDoneAlwaysGet

At Knopf, everything is inherited.

Sonny Mehta

EverythingInherited

There have been competitions where I got on the line and psyched myself out before I even let myself compete. I was thinking about the other competitors and not giving myself a fair chance. I had to shift to thinking, 'Just focus on yourself and doing what your coach has taught you to do.'

Tori Bowie

MyselfFocusYourselfChanceGiving

I use fake tan myself with a self tanning spray.

Lisa Snowdon

MyselfSelfFakeTanSprayUse

I'd rather have just one person who reads and feels my work deeply than hundreds of thousands who read it but don't really care about.

Derek Walcott

WorkCarePersonJust OneJustWho

I was working full-time and going to school at night and on the weekends. It was just crazy.

Chelsea Clinton

SchoolCrazyNightWeekendsGoing

I grew up as a Christian, and one of the many things in Christian mythology that did not dovetail with real life is that human beings are not monochromatic in their being.

Brandon Victor Dixon

LifeChristianHumanRealUpThings

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