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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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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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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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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A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.
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Chilling out on the bed in your hotel room watching television, while wearing your own pajamas, is sometimes the best part of a vacation.
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After a good quality dinner one will be able to forgive anybody, still one's own relations.
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Faith is stronger than so-called reality.
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And, well, mine are kind of on the heavy side anyway. The first day or two, I don't want to do ANYTHING. Make sure you keep away from me then.' I'd like to, but how can I tell?' I asked. O.K., I'll wear a hat for a couple of days after my period starts. A red one. That should work,' she said with a laugh. 'If you see me on the street and I'm wearing a red hat, don't talk to me, just run away.
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Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.
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Looking back on the production of 'Nevermind,' I'm embarrassed by it now.' It's closer to a Motley Crue record than it is a punk rock record.
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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.
