Jean Arp Quotes
Since the time of the cavemen, man has glorified himself, has made himself divine, and his monstrous vanity has caused human catastrophe. Art has collaborated in this false development. I find this concept of art which has sustained man's vanity to be loathsome.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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I'm crazy about jewelry; swimwear and jewelry.
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Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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Small aim is a crime.
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The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and go, 'This is the first comedy show I've ever seen,' so you want to do well. If you do horribly at somebody's first time seeing live stand-up, well, you've not only tainted yourself, you've tainted a whole art form.
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You'll never get me into a tux. Not until I'm dead and I have no choice because that's what the undertaker put me in.
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Everybody hates you when you're the best, and everybody hates you when you're the worst.
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Women are more sensitive, more practical, more intelligent, more balanced, better able to deal with people, better cooks, better parents, better carers, better leaders, and so on and so forth.
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Keys," she repeated, and slowly stepped back. "What do you mean, keys?" "Car keys. As in, give them up. Now." Shane had that look -- hard, and no bullshit. "We don't have time for your drama, Monica. Nobody does.
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Since the time of the cavemen, man has glorified himself, has made himself divine, and his monstrous vanity has caused human catastrophe. Art has collaborated in this false development. I find this concept of art which has sustained man's vanity to be loathsome.
