Charles Jencks Quotes
In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.
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I'm very heterosexual, so dating women is something I'm not ashamed of. But my love life is not as exciting as it is reported to be.
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With Lille, we could have gone to the South of France, and people wouldn't have recognised us. But at Chelsea, the players are at another level. Everything has changed – the language, the country – but it is up to me to adapt.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
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Perhaps I'm particularly serious, because I'm not unaware of the potential absurdity of what I'm doing.
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You can't try to be somebody you're not; that's not style. If someone says, 'Buy this - you'll be stylish,' you won't be stylish because you won't be you. You have to learn who you are first, and that's painful.
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There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
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I am happy that I have entertained people and made them happy.
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My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it.
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America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.
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We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.
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I've found all of my apartments on Craigslist. I've got good Craigslist luck. I just sit on my couch and really focus on it, and I've gotten really lucky that way.
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You've got to separate the singer and the songs.
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A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
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It's been so difficult to watch people criticize me and my intentions.
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I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
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There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on The Simpsons. See, there's The Simpsons, and then there's everything else.
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The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled.
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IV. Every tax ought to be contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state.
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High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead.
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If, in a few months, I'm only number 8 or number 10 in the world, I'll have to look at what off-the-court work I can do. I will need to do something if I want to be number 1.
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If you're doing black music, you should have a core understanding of where that comes from, and the fundamentals - so you're not some bozo thinking you're doing something new.
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In 'Rocky' and 'Paradise Alley,' my dad played very expressive characters, and he was out there.
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In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.
