"I think what music can offer is the feeling of forward motion, also the feeling of accumulation of information, of sensations, of feelings, like we're going somewhere. When I say 'feel like,' I don't mean to suggest that it's not real, but that it's the work of the imagination, which is what narrative is."

-- Vijay Iyer

#Real Quotes #Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I sign every autograph I can for kids because I remember myself at that age. I think it's ridiculous that some guys won't sign for a kid.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There's very few people who want to just make beautiful films that make money when they can make films that make huge money.”

Source : "Director Henry Selick Comic-Con Interview – Talks CORALINE and Next Project". Collider Interview, collider.com. July 25, 2009.
“Why is it," he said, one time, at the subway entrance, "I feel I've known you so many years?" "Because I like you," she said, "and I don't want anything from you.”
“Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are not.”

Source : Raoul Vaneigem (1994). “The revolution of everyday life”, Left Bank Distribution
“With diligence it is possible to make anything run slowly.”
“A man that steps aside from the world and has leisure to observe it without interest and design, thinks all mankind as mad as they think him.”
“I buy tons of magazines. They're a big part of how I research characters. And I keep them around and go back to them years later. I just have stacks.”
“When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems.”

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