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Jacques Yves Cousteau Quotes

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.

Jacques Yves Cousteau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: explorer
Nationality: french
Birth: June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997

Topics

Man Free Earth Gravity Birth Weight

Actors' performances in films are enhanced in a million different ways, down to the choice of camera shot by the director - whether it's in slow motion or whether it's quick cut - or... the choice of music behind the close-up or the costume that you're wearing or the makeup.

Music Makeup Slow Camera You Choice

I was just so lucky with 'Real Women Have Curves.' At that point, I would have done an insurance commercial. I would have done anything.

America Ferrera

Women Insurance Curves Done Lucky

Auto executives have shunned the limits-of-growth issues and concentrated nearly all their energies on the next quarter's sales and next year's models.

Year Sales Next Quarter Issues Auto

Denying that race matters is irrational in the face of segregation and all of the other forms of obvious racial inequity in society... Maintaining this denial of reality takes tremendous emotional and psychic energy.

Society Energy Face Reality Race

A woman may not hit a ball stronger than a man, but it is different. I prize that difference.

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

Woman Man Stronger Difference May

My family aren't performers. They're just normal people. They don't understand this entertainment world. They just think it's mental. They have no idea what I'm doing in America.

Family People World Think Doing

You want 100% and 100% to make 200, instead of 50 and 50 making 100.

You Want Make Making Instead

Once I close the doors, it's closed. I don't open it back up. That's kind of me as a human being. That's just one of the things about me... But yeah, for me, I don't close anything until I'm officially done.

Me Doors Back Done Kind Back Up

Originally I studied as a musician, a classical pianist. That was my career before I took up acting in my late 20s.

Christian McKay

Career Late Acting Up Took Pianist

I didn't want my kids having to pass through an airport named after their father.

Father Want Airport Through Kids

Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent.

Life My Life Profound Influenced

For years, I've felt like the loneliest brother on the planet. I don't play basketball, I can't dance, and I'd rather listen to Harry Nilsson than hip hop.

Dance Brother Basketball Play Listen

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