Walton Goggins Quotes
'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.
Quotes to Explore
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You know, if one paints someone's portrait, one should not know him if possible.
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We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution.
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Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.
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The portrait I do best is of the person I know best.
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What we share with another ceases to be our own.
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I'm related to the portrait painter George Romney.
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We are responsible for our incredulity.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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We convince by our presence.
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I feel like I'm the only person - or woman, at least - who hasn't read 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'
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Our nation of immigrants is, tautologically, a nation of emigrants.
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I first thought about doing a project about Anna Wintour and 'Vogue' when I read an article in 'New York Magazine' about the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Ball, the annual fundraising gala that Anna oversees. It created such a fascinating portrait that I couldn't help but be compelled.
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I have been a firm believer in the federal structure of our country as enshrined in the Constitution.
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What we can control is our readiness.
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Understand that we are all co-creators of our respective destinies.
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Compromise in colors is grey.
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I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
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For me, an aerial picture is no different than a close-up portrait. It's a question of framing and angle. Helicopters are great for that. But I've also used planes. Of course, I always have a harness.
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A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really were.
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We collectively have a special place in our heart for the manned space flight program - Apollo nostalgia is one element, but that is only part of it. American culture worships explorers - look at the fame of Lewis and Clark, for example. The American people want to think of themselves as supporting exploration.
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I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to hang the ills of society on as a scapegoat.
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The manager-leader of the future should combine in one personality the robust, realistic quality of the man of action with the insight of the artist, the religious leader, the poet, who explains man to himself. The man of action alone or the man of contemplation alone will not be enough; these two qualities together are required.
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'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.
