James Turrell Quotes
I come from a family that does not believe in art to this day. They think art is vanity.
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The world is always in movement.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
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I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
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I'm crazy about jewelry; swimwear and jewelry.
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Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.
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The Constitution acknowledges two kinds of taxes: direct and indirect... Examples of direct taxes are income and property taxes... Examples of indirect taxes are import and excise taxes.
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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
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I have got to the point in my life when a lot of people I know have died or are dying, so I realise that somewhere outside the pearly gates is a queue, shuffling nearer and nearer to the celestial box office.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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What makes Mom the best is that she never put any expectations too high on the kids. She just wanted us to be doing the things that made us happy, as long as we were working hard, but we never had to live up to something.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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Writing for TV entails saying every dumb idea that comes into your head to a room of people. And doing so with the confidence that it doesn't make you look like an idiot.
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You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
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We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions.
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I am showing my pupils details of an immense landscape which they cannot possibly know their way around.
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I can possibly say I have entertained and educated more people than anyone else in the world.
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In the midst of possible world war, of wholesale destruction, I find my only question this: are there enough people now who believe? Is there time enough left for the wise to act? It is a contest between ignorance and death, or wisdom and life. My faith in humanity stands firm.
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Humour is the describing the ludicrous as it is in itself; wit is the exposing it, by comparing or contrasting it with something else. Humour is, as it were, the growth of nature and accident; wit is the product of art and fancy.
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I come from a family that does not believe in art to this day. They think art is vanity.
