Exploration Quotes - Page 11

• One of the things I admire so much about Atom Egoyan is that again and again he makes movies about the human condition, who we are, what we want, how we communicate to one another and this is also an exploration of a long-term relationship and what happens in it. There's human sexuality and all those kinds of things, so that helps - it all helps. You realise that I'm not a Playboy bunny.

  Julianne Moore

  Long, Atoms, Bunnies

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• I think some people see those three numbers 9/ 11 and they walk away. That might be changing now. People are more willing to step into an artistic exploration of that subject. All you can do is let it go

  Andre Dubus

  Thinking, Numbers, People

  Source: entertainmentrealm.com

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• The passion for exploration and discovery, the hunger to learn all things about all aspects of the physical world, the great and preposterous optimism that held that such truths were in fact discoverable, its dazzling sophistication and its occasional startling innocence; an age in which geographical and scientific discoveries surpassed anything previously dreamt of, and yet an age in which it was still, just barely, possible to believe in mermaids and unicorns - these remarkable traits so characterized the British 18th century

  Caroline Alexander

  Believe, Passion, Discovery

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• A work can do many things at once, and it doesn't have to be just about the world, it could also be about photography, it could be about perception, it could be an exploration of the medium. It could be a document, it could be a visual poetry, and it could be a formal exploration all at the same time.

  Stephen Shore

  Photography, Perception, World

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Literature is man's exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.

  David Daiches

  Men, Light, Literature

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• When winter fails to provide an adequate snow base, my boys bring their sleds in the house and ride them down the stairs. Just the other day, my wife found them with a rope out their second-story bedroom window, preparing to rappel down the side of the house. The recipe for fun is pretty simple raising boys: Add to any activity an element of danger, stir in a little exploration, add a dash of destruction, and you've got yourself a winner.

  John Eldredge

  Fun, Winter, Boys

  John Eldredge (2011). “Wild at Heart Revised and Updated: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul”, p.13, Thomas Nelson

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• Without doubt, the foremost band for decades has been the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas. Through its many incarnations and under various leaders, they have demonstrated the highest qualities of musicianship imaginable, plus a willingness to balance their big band tradition with creative exploration. Astounding ensemble work, insightful interpretations of the arrangements, imaginative writing, and above all, a loving attention to musicality . . . these people play beautifully.

  Gary Burton

  Writing, Play, Texas

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• What's so exciting and terrifying about the writing process is that it really is an act of exploration and discovery. With all of us, not just writers, there is a sort of knowledge of the other. We have a lot more in common than we realize, and I think writing is really a sustained act of empathy.

  Andre Dubus

  Writing, Thinking, Discovery

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• Fiction, maybe art in general, is a tentative, uncertain enterprise; it's not science, it's an exploration, but you never find much in the way of answers.

  Tim O'Brien

  Art, Way, Fiction

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• We are beginning to realize that even the most fortunate people are living far below capacity, and that most human beings develop not more than a small fraction of their potential mental and spiritual efficiency. The human race, in fact, is surrounded by a large area of unrealized possibilities, a challenge to the spirit of exploration.

  Julian Huxley

  Spiritual, Race, People

  Julian Huxley (1957). “New Bottles for New Wine: Essays”

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• The zestful but scientific exploration of possibilities and of the techniques for realizing them will make our hopes rational, and will set our ideals within the framework of reality, by showing how much of them are indeed realizable.

  Julian Huxley

  Reality, Technique, Realizing

  Julian Huxley (1957). “New Bottles for New Wine: Essays”

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• It's fitting, then, that we begin this exploration of ourselves and of the world with music, and more specifically with a musical quality called vibrato. This pulsation that wells up within the sounded note can lead us to what is most spontaneous and creative in human life, and possibly even to deeper mysteries--to powers of knowing and doing which we have lost or given away during the epoch of civilization, and which perhaps we may now regain.

  George Leonard

  Civilization, Knowing, Creative

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• It has always been my belief that the true artist, like the true scientist, is a researcher using materials and techniques to dig into the truth and meaning of the world in which he himself lives; and what he creates, or better perhaps, brings back, are the objective results of his explorations. The measure of his talent--of his genius, if you will--is the richness he finds in such a life's voyage of discovery and the effectiveness with which he is able to embody it through his chosen medium.

  Paul Strand

  Artist, Effectiveness, Discovery

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• Too many people view on [space exploration] as a luxury rather than as a fundamental driver to stimulate interest in science to everyone in the educational pipeline. It's vital to our prosperity and security.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Educational, Views, Luxury

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• I think that painting relates very neatly to inner travel and the exploration of inner worlds. With painting, I always get the impression that you're sort of entering into a shared space.

  Joe Bradley

  Thinking, Space, Entering

  Interview with Laura Hoptman, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 16, 2013.

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• When we explore the cosmos, we come to believe and prove that we can solve problems that have never been solved. It brings out the best in us. Space exploration imbues everyone with an optimistic view of the future.

  Bill Nye

  Believe, Optimistic, Space

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• [The Polaroid camera is] a system that will be a partner in perception, enabling us to see the objects in the world around us more vividly than we can see them without it, a system to be an aid to memory and a tool for exploration.

  Edwin Land

  Memories, Perception, Cameras

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• In the networks' endless pursuit of controversy, we should ask what is the end value ... to enlighten or to profit? What is the end result ... to inform or to confuse? How does the ongoing exploration for more action, more excitements, more drama, serve our national search for internal peace and stability.

  Spiro T. Agnew

  Drama, Doe, Ongoing

  John R. Coyne, Spiro T. Agnew (1972). “The Impudent Snobs: Agnew Vs. the Intellectual Establishment”, New Rochelle, N.Y. : Arlington House

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• There are a lot of explorations on TV of romantic relationships, and some are good and some are bad. I think there are very few explorations of male friendship that' s not just a wingman type friendship and not just an opportunity for humor, but that really explores two friends and their relationship.

  David Shore

  Opportunity, Thinking, Two Friends

  Source: collider.com

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• Daniel Day-Lewis is particularly a sort of beacon I've been following for some time. For God's sake, I'm not even in his league but he inspires me because he's not interested in playing himself; he's only interested in playing other people and the whole thing is like an adventure for him, it seems to me. It's some kind of spiritual exploration, which is an amazing, noble thing.

  Tom Hiddleston

  Spiritual, Adventure, People

  "Marvel Avengers Assemble - Tom Hiddleston interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• People are really excited about robotic exploration. I understand the feeling there because, in fact, robots can do things humans can't. They can survive harsh conditions, they can explore places we would never go, plus you never actually have to bring them back.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  People, Feelings, Robots

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Artists create out of a sense of desolation. The spirit of creation is a excruciating, intricate exploration from within the soul.

  El Greco

  Artist, Soul, Spirit

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• My most famous drama in England is quite controversial. It's something called Men Only, and it's rather a shocking exploration of male sexuality.

  Peter Webber

  Drama, Men, Males

  "Girl with a Pearl Earring". Interview with Carlo Cavagna, www.aboutfilm.com.

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• For me art is a continuous discovery into reality, an exploration of visual data which has been going on for centuries, each artist contributing to the next generation's advancement. I wanted to go a step further and extend the boundaries.

  Audrey Flack

  Art, Reality, Data

  Audrey Flack, Thalia Gouma-Peterson, Patricia Hills, Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery (1992). “Breaking the rules: Audrey Flack, a retrospective 1950-1990”, Harry N Abrams Inc

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• Water, like many other resources is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to the survival of all forms of life. The underlying question that sits at the core of my exploration is to what degree can we shape water before it begins to shape us.

  Edward Burtynsky

  Water, Survival, Degrees

  "Let Me Tell You Why Water Matters". Interview with Edward Burtynsky, www.huffingtonpost.ca. February 7, 2012.

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