Piet Mondrian Quotes
Instinct reveals itself as self-concentrating, self-edifying it is limitation. Intuition produces self-denial, self-destruction； it is expansion. Culture can develop both. If it develops instinct, animal nature appears. Then culture destroys the intuitive capacity which men have even found in a primitive state.
Quotes to Explore
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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I just want to do my job.
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In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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Everything with me is pretty close to the surface, but having kids has completely ruined my emotional equilibrium.
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We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.
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I have an appetite to always learn.
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There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
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There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.
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I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.
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I hated school so bad. I only liked art class during high school. I was always smart.
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Under the new government of the Constitution, beginning in 1789, all of the peacetime measures were repeated: chaplains, prayers, memorials of Thanksgiving, the Northwest Ordinance, funding for the Christian education of Indians.
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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I'm not really clear what the whole deal is with flags. I like my flag, but I wouldn't die for it. There's issues of identity, of course. That's going to always come in. I, for example, don't want to be called a 'North Britisher.' I want to be Scottish.
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Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.
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How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
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The dilemma for early 21st century journalism is this: Who will pay for the news?
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I'm just getting settled as a responsible man - but if you split the elephant into little mouthfuls it will be fine.
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I'm from a very politically and socially conscious family. My mother always made a point of making us look at what was going on around us and take stock of our part in it.
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I sit down at my desk pretty early in the morning and write all day until about 4 or 5 p.m.
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An amazing thing to . . . have that kind of impact on people.
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Instinct reveals itself as self-concentrating, self-edifying it is limitation. Intuition produces self-denial, self-destruction； it is expansion. Culture can develop both. If it develops instinct, animal nature appears. Then culture destroys the intuitive capacity which men have even found in a primitive state.
