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Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.


Alan W. Watts

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CHARLIE WATTS Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.
ISAAC WATTS Parisian women have an inner elegance that's envied the world over. They are so relaxed about ag...
NAOMI WATTS He (Gould) didn't like being looked at that made an ongoing concert career impossible. He didn't enj...
ANDRE WATTS It's not enough to play the best you can it takes a certain amount of luck. It's like blessings from...
ANDRE WATTS The last few years have been a bit of a struggle. I got over the brain thing and my hand has come ba...
ANDRE WATTS He (Gould) didn't like being looked at – that made an ongoing conce...
ANDRE WATTS The conductor said that I won precisely because I made this mistake and managed to continue playing.
ANDRE WATTS When you went to hear one of these people, ... it was their conviction that got you. They were each ...
ANDRE WATTS It's not enough to play the best you can – it takes a certain amoun...
ANDRE WATTS I believe strongly in the power of arts education to engage and empower young people.
HEATHER WATTS Arts education is a big part of building a 21st century creative mind, and I think that we have let ...
HEATHER WATTS I don't think immortality is necessarily the key to understanding the world. You have to be care...
REGGIE WATTS The mind does different things in performance, and conscious thought sometimes takes a backseat.
REGGIE WATTS With her grace and grit, and the will to lead change, Misty Copeland is truly a ballerina for our ti...
HEATHER WATTS When I was about 14, my family emigrated from England to Australia, and we decided to stop in Bali o...
NAOMI WATTS I consider myself something of a self-taught anthropologist. I try not to talk about something unles...
REGGIE WATTS When I had dark hair I definitely felt that I was more anonymous.
NAOMI WATTS We had the wind advantage and it was too close for me to try to chip it. We needed that goal before ...
BRANDY WATTS They surprised us a little bit. We didn't adjust anything, we just got our heads back in the game an...
BRANDY WATTS It's close to home and I get a chance to keep playing soccer. I wasn't ready to give it up.
BRANDY WATTS I think it will be tougher because we're going to start getting into a lot better teams and the offe...
BRANDY WATTS It was the best side has played.
BOB WATTS