Chris Ofili Quotes
When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life.
Chris Ofili
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
Rafael Palmeiro
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Our focus is on helping people develop the skills to find and keep a job. Instead of focusing on a war against poverty, we will focus on fighting for the poor among us by offering them hope and opportunity.
Sam Brownback
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
Mahershala Ali
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My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.
Rafael Nadal
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I just don't tend to cook eggplant at home.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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I'd be more likely to go for somebody who is like me. Well, I like creative people, so whatever that means... Yeah, authentic and creative.
Zooey Deschanel
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The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of restoration: restoration of meaning, value, beauty, pleasure, and emotion to art and restoration of art to its audience.
Camille Paglia
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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
Imelda Marcos
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As a professional track cyclist, I have always challenged myself, and I enjoy seeing how I cope when faced with the unknown.
Victoria Pendleton
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Shakespeare pulls on us and demands the best of us. You never successfully wrestle one of his plays to the ground and say, 'See? That's It!'
Jack O'Brien
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Confidence is one of the sexiest things in guys and girls.
Danica McKellar
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Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.
Ed Koch
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Gary Cooper turned out to be the surprise of my young life. He was so convincing with his stuttering, stammering awkward little boy manners. When the action called for Dr. Wassell to kiss me, I got all set for a bashful boy kiss. Well, it was like holding a hand grenade and not being able to get rid of it! I was left breathless.
Laraine Day
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No one likes the Electoral College, expect perhaps those who were elected because of it. No one likes gerrymandering, except those doing the gerrymandering. No one likes the filibuster, except those doing the filibustering.
Kevin Bleyer
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I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.
Jessica Raine
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I knew I wasn't going to play professional basketball.
Bob McNair
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When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life.
Chris Ofili