Chuck Close Quotes
Any artist who goes to Las Vegas is an idiot as far as I am concerned. Whoever goes to Las Vegas can stay in Las Vegas.
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All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.
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Colombia is in a risky position. They've got a peace process that's going nowhere, and a drug production problem that's skyrocketing.
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My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well.
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College isn't in everyone's hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn't mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.
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The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.
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I love doing costumes. The costume is an actor's first line, so it's gotta be right!
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It's not for me or another European to speak about domestic political choices or decisions in the U.S.
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People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.
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Although I am a Christian, I am not even close to perfect.
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Kids are disorganized.
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The art world was not initially really accepting my kind of work. I was ahead of my time.
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Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
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I believe that the fact and the reality of homosexuality and heterosexuality and of opposite and same-gender unions should be taught in our public schools without a value judgement system also being offered.
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Foucault, like David Letterman, made smirking glibness an art form.
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I will not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; but some poor child living in an obscure place in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hopelessness.
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It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, where Nature has lapsed, to replace Nature.
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What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you can help bring out the song and help the artist express what they want to express. It's never about you stepping out and showing you can play something fancy.
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I'm not the best singer, but I like the way I sing my songs.
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The trickiest thing about the double bind is that it operates imperceptibly, like shots from a gun with a silencer.
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Lincoln said that the Patent Office adds the flame of interest to the light of creativity. And that is why we need to improve the effectiveness of our Patent Office.
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The contradiction is this: man rejects the world as it is, without accepting the necessity of escaping it. In fact, men cling to the world and by far the majority do not want to abandon it.
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Everything in my life was about performance when I was doing 'The Partridge Family.'
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I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.
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Any artist who goes to Las Vegas is an idiot as far as I am concerned. Whoever goes to Las Vegas can stay in Las Vegas.
