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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I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.
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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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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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In looking out into the world, it didn't look all that nice out there. And who were the nice people? Certainly Mahatma Gandhi was.
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I'll always take an artistic endeavor over a career move.
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There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent.
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Producing in-depth, thoughtful, well-reported journalism is difficult and expensive.
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Never worry about what anyone else is doing...Just swim your own race.
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Once I come up with the concept, the rest of the song just comes.
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I've never tried pot; I've never tried anything.
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What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the word and faith from which the obedience and work flow.
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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.
