Piet Mondrian Quotes
The meaning of words has become so blurred by past usage that 'abstract' is identified with 'vague' and 'unreal,' and 'inwardness' with a sort of traditional beatitude... The conception of the word 'plastic' has also been limited by individual interpretations.
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If the interview was done in the studio, Frank McGee would automatically do it. But if I went out and got it, then the interview was mine. So I was considered a pushy cookie, because I would get the interview.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going before you've still got them.
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I am a very selfish person.
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It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film is not to make a monument to oneself.
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Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.
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I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
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Let's have some new cliches.
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Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are basically transformational companies. You don't come across them very often, and I'm pretty sure that they can continue to grow for a long time even being public.
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Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.
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Yes, I've been in an igloo. They're surprisingly cozy and warm - small, though, you can't really stand up in some.
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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 dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.
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I have only one counsel for you - be master.
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All fame is is having people you don't know coming up to you and saying, 'Hello.' I'm always polite and people are always nice, but it's weird.
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You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.
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There is a tendency to underestimate the power of what we can do without words. Sometimes you can make a scene even more powerful and precise without dialogue.
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Through imagination, we can visit the past, contemplate the present, and anticipate the future. We can also do something else of profound and unique significance. We can create.
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I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.
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It's very nice to be in a show where your vanity is completely out of the picture.
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The meaning of words has become so blurred by past usage that 'abstract' is identified with 'vague' and 'unreal,' and 'inwardness' with a sort of traditional beatitude... The conception of the word 'plastic' has also been limited by individual interpretations.
