Diego Rivera Quotes
To be an artist, one must . . . never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life
Quotes to Explore
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.
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People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?
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In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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One of the problems with putting Huck Finn into a movie or on the stage is, you always make the white people stupid and racist. The point is, they don't know they're racist.
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We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that.
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That Lana Del Rey is quite cute, isn't she? I quite like her.
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I like sleeping a lot.
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I think you can have a ridiculously enormous and complex data set, but if you have the right tools and methodology then it's not a problem.
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There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti.
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Every time there's an election, people start to criticize China.
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Bahrain lies at the epicenter of Gulf security and any violent upheaval in Bahrain would have enormous geopolitical consequences. Global economic stability depends on the uninterrupted export of crude oil from the Gulf to markets around the world - a job that historically has been assigned to the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
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Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.
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I would still like to own and run a restaurant serving Indian food with a good dollop of Parsi cooking - which you can't seem to get anywhere.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one.
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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind.
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My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know.
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I view myself as a male artist.
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To be an artist, one must . . . never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life
