Henry Flynt Quotes

The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch.

Henry Flynt

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I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school.

Jimmy Garoppolo

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I always assumed people wanted to hear me tell stories, but then I had 'The Sunset Tree.' It turned out, my own stories were the ones that registered with people the hardest.

John Darnielle

SunsetTreePeopleMeMy OwnOut

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

Ann Bancroft

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Today is today, and tomorrow is tomorrow. I'm just going to enjoy it.

Troy Dumais

TodayTomorrowEnjoyGoingJust

I think any time you play your first NHL game, you remember that.

Ron Francis

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I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe and see good old socialism in its good part! You see public concern about art, and young people's participation and young faces in the audience.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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When it was suggested that I write a memoir I said, 'I'm not old enough. I'm not distinguished enough.' But I went home and sat down to write, and the material for the book just came flooding into my hands.

Julia Cameron

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Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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The thing with computer-generated imagery is that it's an incredibly powerful tool for making better visual effects. But I believe in an absolute difference between animation and photography.

Christopher Nolan

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I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.

Chris Martin

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Women have an instinct for what the market is. We have tremendous insight in terms of understanding products and consumerism.

Bonnie Hammer

WomenUnderstandingInsightProducts

I was the first journalist allowed on a hunting boat during harp seal season in almost 15 years. Around the late 1970s, white coat pups became the poster child for the anti-fur movement, and by the '80s, the media was lambasting the hunters for killing them.

Brian Skerry

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