Ivan Krastev Quotes

Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be bridged.

Ivan Krastev

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The Stones are great and always have been. Jagger's lyrics are just amazing. Right on the ball every time.

Jimmy Page

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I dyed my hair blonde in that movie, so my head doesn't match my grill.

Joe Pesci

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High culture isn't what it used to be.

Andrew O'Hagan

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I want to do stage again, because there just aren't words for how great it is. People say that all the time, 'There's nothing like live theater, blah blah,' but it's really true. I see a show and I know how they feel, and it feels great.

Anna Kendrick

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The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.

Jeff Buckley

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The difference between an experienced director and a new director is not as big as the difference between individual directors, the temperament they have, and the things they're interested in.

Stellan Skarsgard

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My family didn't push me into the music industry; they just wanted me to do something I loved.

Sigrid

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Before the show, there's about two or two and a half hours of meet and greets with radio stations, promoters, people who I need to see and thank and talk to to make sure they remember me. And then, I get - out of all that day of talking and smiling and shaking hands and getting photos, I get to sing for two hours.

Trisha Yearwood

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People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never wrote a song that they recorded in their lives, as far as I know.

Robert Wyatt

PeopleSongYouKnowNeverFar

I think you have to know someone to truly dislike them, don't you? That said, I'd shove most politicians into a cauldron and boil them up.

Diana Rigg

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A lot of people might sit back and watch Dominick Cruz doing his footwork, and say, 'Oh, Dominick Cruz just dancing around, and he runs away.' It's a totally different atmosphere until you get in there, and you actually experience it.

Demetrious Johnson

ExperiencePeopleDoingYouBack

A lot of interviewers are looking for the dark side. They want to know about the depths of your despair and fear.

Clare Balding

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