Harold Rosenberg Quotes
For the artist, fulfillment of self consists not in marching in the ranks of the liberators but in being entered in the roll of the Masters. The artist tends to find himself in the position of a deserter from his social group - or, at best, one who collaborates, with secret reservations.
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If you look closely at 'Breaking Bad' and any given episode of 'The X Files,' you will realise the structure is exactly the same.
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I am a member of the Kiowa Gourd Dance Society; I visit sacred places such as Devil's Tower and the Medicine Wheel. These places are important to me, because they've been made sacred by sacrifice, by the investment of blood and experience and story.
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The fact that the movement was carried on by women who, for the most part, had no money of their own and were totally inexperienced in organization, and that they won their fight in about two generations, makes a story often dramatic and always worth preserving.
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Kleenex would have made a mint today.
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I think we do better as a country when we go step by step toward a goal, and the goal in this case should be reducing health care costs.
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I feel birth, death, marriage is destined, and these things can't be manipulated. I have surrendered my life completely. So, whenever it happens, I will accept it.
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I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.
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From today I am no longer a racing driver. I'm retired and I am very happy.
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Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.
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You shouldn't talk about yourself all the time - most of us aren't for sale. Our books are. Talk about them. It's not a question of whether or not you're fascinating on a personal level - it's that your trivia and trials might not have any connection to the tone, tenor and sense of your books.
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Every week brings to us 10,080 minutes That is our capital. How shall we use it to get the utmost benefit?
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I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.
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I've only been to these foreign countries: Canada, L.A. and Miami.
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I am not a fanatic about anything. I do what I can do when I've got the time.
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The ordinary experiences of aging alter and clarify your view of past, present, and future.
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It's like some weird excuse for high school kids to vomit. It's not good. It's stupid. I'm sure that's not what St. Patrick's Day is supposed to be about, but who knows.
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The obstacle for us is not Islam, but the bureaucrats in Brussels.
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You know, there is a long tradition in the U.S. of, um, promoting elections up to the point that you get an outcome you don't like. Look at Latin America in the Cold War.
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Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.
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Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
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Horror is a part of science fiction. It belongs in the definition of sci-fi.
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It's not up to the employer to decide or to figure out what religious problems you may have as an employee. In other words, if I'm inquiring about your religious peculiarities or whatever they may be, I'm invading your privacy about that.
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For the artist, fulfillment of self consists not in marching in the ranks of the liberators but in being entered in the roll of the Masters. The artist tends to find himself in the position of a deserter from his social group - or, at best, one who collaborates, with secret reservations.
