"You said in that moment on the beach you were entirely happy."

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“The one irreducible truth about humanity is diversity.”

“Liberty dies where there is agreement without thought or argument.”

“When the world’s run by fools it’s the duty of intelligence to disobey.”

“You have to work out how not to die tomorrow.”

“The immense beauty, the vast almost unbearable beauty of justice.”

“I realized that the only possible response was to go to my wonderful local café, Maison Bertaux, check everyone was well, eat a little cake and then make art. To me, making art, and in particular public art, is always an assertion of our humanity and our strength.”

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"To me, where theater has it all over film is that it’s in the moment, it’s tactile, you feel it …You’re completely immersed in it — right here and right now."

— Julie Taymor

Art1952

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"Games have this eternal, immortal attraction. Of course I do go back to old games if I need a refresher, but I think it is important to intentionally play and observe new games, to know what’s out the…"

— Masahiro Sakurai

Entertainment1970

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"I took the first few years off and spent them recovering. I didn't even know what day it was or who I was anymore, so I made a conscious effort to end it all. I thought my days were numbered as a pop …"

— Rick Astley

Music1966

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"My experience indicates that most managers receive much more data than they can possibly absorb even if they spend all of their time trying to do so. Hence they already suffer from an information over…"

— Russell L. Ackoff

Science1919–2009

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