Childe Hassam Quotes
Art, to me is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain. The word 'Impressionism' as applied to art has been abused, and in the general acceptance of the term has become perverted. [...] The true impressionism is realism. So many people do not observe. They take the ready-made axioms laid down by others, and walk blindly in a rut without trying to see for themselves.
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I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could.
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If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.
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With songs I almost see the images, see the action, and then all I have to do is describe it. It's almost like watching a scene from a film, and that's what I go about trying to catch in a song.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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I used to sit in front of McDonald's and ask people for dollars to get me a cheeseburger. It was bad.
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People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!
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It's my job to make sure that the people I'm gonna team up with for my music see everything that I'm about: Put all my cards on the table and don't make them guess.
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I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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The fact is, everything we want or yearn for is won through other people. No man on an island is happy; he is merely existing. The joyous life is the one filled with rich relationships.
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There is only one conflict in Ukraine today and it is between the regime and the people.
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I know what people laugh at. I know their vocabulary.
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What these guys are doing is great for Argentinean tennis. This is motivating other people.
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We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy.
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My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart.
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At Tiger Stadium, the dugouts are so low that you walk in and hit your head on the ceiling. People would say, 'Don't feel bad. Ty Cobb did the same thing.'
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Over the course of history, the people who are not scared go into the woods and are mauled by a bear, are not going to survive.
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People don't just love mysteries. They are obsessed with them - especially the kind that are never definitively solved.
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At the end of the day, there are people out there that want to see you fail.
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There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.
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For so many filmmakers, cinema is a means to an end.
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I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.
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I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame.
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Art, to me is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain. The word 'Impressionism' as applied to art has been abused, and in the general acceptance of the term has become perverted. [...] The true impressionism is realism. So many people do not observe. They take the ready-made axioms laid down by others, and walk blindly in a rut without trying to see for themselves.
