Ellsworth Kelly Quotes
My drawings have to be quick. If they don't happen in 20 minutes or a half hour, then they're no good.
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I always come to conclusions very fast. Well, that is one way of thinking, and the other way would be that I lack the necessary perseverance to stick to one thing that really fits me. I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing.
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I've matured since joining United, on and off the field.
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
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The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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I remember my very first audition for a film. I was in Seattle. They were taping the session, and I just went crazy. The director finally said, 'Zoe, what are you doing? The camera's right here. Just talk to me.' And it took that director saying that to me to change everything.
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Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
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Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.
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I like a guy who uses his hips when he's dancing.
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But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.
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I'm uncomfortable with the limelight. I'm not the type to go to the places where I know I'll be seen. I'd rather keep a low profile.
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The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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We try to guide with a light touch. Sometimes we can be helpful, and my goal with my team, both on the series side and on the film side, is that the collaboration should always be invited. In other words, we're not looking to impose our view on the filmmaker; we hire a storyteller because we love the story, and we love their ability to tell it.
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I don't throw my clothes out after one wear. Shocking, I know.
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Tossing doughnuts, fritters or fried dumplings in fennel sugar adds grown-up complexity without diminishing the indulgence factor.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I've always wanted to work with dogs, so in high school, I worked at the Humane Society for a little while. I honestly think, even today, that would be the other career I would go into. Somehow I would be involved with animals.
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To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.
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Michael Jackson was the biggest star the world has ever seen - he put so much into everything; a lot of attention to detail. I want to do that. I want to pay that kind of attention to detail in everything - in music, visually - all of that.
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If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.
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The practical result of the court's decision is that the president and all other government officials will be less likely to receive full and frank advice about their official obligations and duties from government attorneys.
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Mental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.
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No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
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My drawings have to be quick. If they don't happen in 20 minutes or a half hour, then they're no good.
