Frank Stella Quotes
There are two problems in painting. One is to find out what painting is and the other is to find out how to make a painting. The first is learning something and the second is making something.
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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I was too much of an innocent when I went to university.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.
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I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant.
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Socially I never was an outsider. I have never thought of the conflict element before frankly, but perhaps it was wanting to belong, and at the same time wanting to retain one's own personality.
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In a city, it's very hard to do a restaurant, an avant-garde-cuisine restaurant, where each year you need to change the whole menu.
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I've never been on a television show as a regular before.
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A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
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Jackie Chan is a myth.
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I don't worry about whether I'm making a masterpiece, because I know that if you get just one of those in a lifetime, you should get down on your knees and say 'Thank you!'
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
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Why are numbers so important? I take up a film I like, give it my best, and move on.
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I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.
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I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.
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Your best penalty killer is your goalie.
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Well, softness and femininity like yours people don't expect of me; so when they find me emotional and capable of real vulnerability, they're surprised.
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All that makes existence valuable to any one depends on the enforcement of restraints upon the actions of other people.
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There are two problems in painting. One is to find out what painting is and the other is to find out how to make a painting. The first is learning something and the second is making something.
