Franz Kline Quotes

I paint not the things I see but the feelings they arouse in me.

Franz Kline

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• Water is the softest of all things, yet it is the most powerful. The ocean patiently allows all things to flow into it. It is always flexible. The Tao is not about grasping, but allowing, like water.

  

  Wayne Dyer
  • Water
  • Powerful
  • Ocean

• My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'

  

  Daisy Donovan
  • People
  • Change
  • Dad

• I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.

  

  Nate Ruess Fun.
  • Play
  • Young
  • Expectations

• The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put that magnitude of power, the most powerful guy in the world, in the service of those who had no hope, no chance.

  

  J. Michael Straczynski
  • World
  • Power
  • Hope

• Go to the doctor, get a checkup, and get Pap smears regularly. Cervical cancer is very preventable, and if you catch it early, there are tons of ways to treat it as well.

  

  Mandy Moore
  • Cancer
  • Treat
  • Doctor

• When I go running, I see Mexicans working hard.

  

  Canelo Alvarez
  • Running
  • See
  • Working

• I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going to go into graphic design or something like that.

  

  Gabriel Basso
  • Work
  • Hope
  • Design

• Robespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.

  

  Irving Babbitt
  • Revolution
  • Leader
  • Destined

• There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.

  

  Saint Ambrose
  • Mind
  • Evil
  • Religion

• I grew up in a very strong, nuclear family. My father was a sportsman. He represented South Africa in a couple of sports, so he was a very positive person and someone who encouraged you to be your best and give your best with everything that you do.

  

  Gail Kelly
  • Up
  • Family
  • Father

• I'd love to do a film with Michael Fassbender. He's one of my heroes. I think he's absolutely amazing and I would love to do a project with him.

  

  Jack Reynor
  • Amazing
  • Film
  • Heroes

• Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.

  

  Camille Pissarro
  • Beautiful
  • Everything
  • Able

• If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

  

  Jack Welch
  • You
  • Competitive
  • Compete

• Texas is not really a red state - it's just a non-voting state.

  

  Wendy Davis
  • Red
  • Just
  • Texas

• London in the '70s was a pretty catastrophic dump, I can tell you. We had every kind of industrial trouble; we had severe energy problems; we were under constant terrorist attack from Irish terrorist groups who started a bombing campaign in English cities; politics were fantastically polarized between left and right.

  

  Ian Mcewan
  • Pretty
  • Energy
  • English

• Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up again.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Up
  • Book
  • Lost

• As Americans, we have the right to decide who lives within our borders, and we can't let unscrupulous employers to undercut honest business owners by exploiting cheap labor.

  

  Hank Johnson
  • Business
  • Right
  • Labor

• When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot.' As it happened, every single ticket was booked for every single performance, and this confirmation that our judgment was right was sweet. Audiences came to us from all over the world. It was amazing.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • World
  • Single
  • Amazing

• China has established friendship with many African countries, and is opening itself up to Africa and providing assistance. It is cooperating with African countries on an equal basis and has no desire to colonize Africa.

  

  Wen Jiabao
  • Up
  • Desire
  • Friendship

• No matter what, everyone will go through a disagreement - that's what makes us all different.

  

  Tionne Watkins TLC
  • Different

• I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing itself you don't have to hire a lot of people to sit down and write a book, so that was the story-telling medium that was available to me.

  

  John Sayles
  • People
  • Up
  • Time

• You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice.

  

  Eric Liddell
  • God
  • Practice

• I find that putting my make-up on and playing with different looks is really relaxing for me before the show. It kind of helps me make that transition from 'mommy' to 'performer,' or star or whatever you want to call it!

  

  Martina McBride
  • Up
  • Different
  • Star

• I paint not the things I see but the feelings they arouse in me.

  

  Franz Kline