Franz Kline Quotes
If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.
Quotes to Explore
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have.
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I always said there's no way I'd work in America because I'm too weird and I'm too old, but somehow it's happened.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.
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I have a roof over my head. I had a breakfast, and a lot of people in the world can't say that. I'm not going to complain about being interviewed.
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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
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I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one.
Nastassja Kinski -
The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone is cooking something, and just watch them do it. That's my idea of fun.
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I already had high blood pressure. I have hypertension. And I think the chemo was just too much for my kidneys. And they went into failure. And that was September 12th of 2008. And the doctor rushed me right to the hospital.
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I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.
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It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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It's a unique thing, and it's probably the thing I love most about songs and music - their ability to connect in a human way.
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Room service is great if you want to pay $500 for a club sandwich.
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In my work, I want to convince people that I'm that character. If they know everything about Lesley Manville - private life, all of that stuff - it doesn't help. So the kind of anonymity I enjoy is key.
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I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.
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The Goddess doesn't enter us from outside; she emerges from deep within. She is not held back by what happened in the past. She is conceived in consciousness, born in love, and nurtured by higher thinking. She is integrity and value, created and sustained by the hard work of personal growth and the discipline of a life lived actively in hope.
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If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.
