Bridget Riley Quotes
Painting is, I think, inevitably an archaic activity and one that depends on spiritual values.
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For women in, say, Alabama, 'feminism' is a dirty word. They would never march in the streets. But although they don't think of themselves as the beneficiaries of feminism, they are.
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I love the game and I am so lucky to be able to do what I love.
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There are people who think I should be using the position of secretary of state simply to weigh the scales on the side of my own party. I just don't accept that, and it would not be proper.
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If I don't write down a thought - or an image or a line of poetry - the instant it comes to mind, it vanishes, which explains why I have pens and notebooks in my pants and coat pockets, the car, the bicycle basket, on one or two desks in every room including bathrooms and the kitchen.
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I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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I never thought about money; otherwise, I would have left aged 26 when Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted me.
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The iPod completely changed the way people approach music.
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I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or change your mind about something, or change your behavior, then I really don't want to take the journey.
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I come by writing dialogue fairly naturally, I've got a chatty family; I'm a bit of a voyeur, and if I'm ever in a public place, I automatically find myself listening.
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I think there is a poem out there for everyone, to be an entrance into the poetry and a relationship with it.
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I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.
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I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years.
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Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these places I see American policy written on the walls of oppression everywhere.
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We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
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I have music in my brain all the time, all sorts.
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Canadians can get Parliament working again. Here's how to do that: elect more New Democrats.
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It was becoming clear that, from being at the top at Holy Cross, we were at the bottom at St. Peter's. Objectively, this was very good, for it offered us a challenge and an opportunity to grow if we were ready to take it; and we surely were.
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Florida has been really cool to us. This is our first big club tour, and Pennywise has been really nice.
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The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother... He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1) He must have the boy spirit in him: and must be able to place himself in the right plane with his boys as a first step. (2) He must realise the needs, outlooks and desires of the different ages of boy life. (3) He must deal with the individual boy rather than with the mass. (4) He then needs to promote a corporate spirit among his individuals to gain the best results.
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A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward.
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The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
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It's pretty much a representation of the direction we're going in. This is our first studio experience where we can overdub and correct things. But we're definitely not a studio band.
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Painting is, I think, inevitably an archaic activity and one that depends on spiritual values.
