Harold Rosenberg Quotes
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When the Taiwan Relations Act passed in 1979, our biggest concern was preventing the use of military force against Taiwan. Little did we know that our friends on Taiwan could so effectively use the space created by our friendship to revolutionize their political system.
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A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.
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I don't have a telephone. If I had a lot of money, I wouldn't have one.
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One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
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I want some colleague to be free to come help me when I say the time has come. That's what I'm fighting for, me. Now that sounds selfish. And if it helps somebody else, so be it.
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My mum and I do cardio kickboxing classes together.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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My eyes aren't special, my nose isn't special, my mouth isn't special.
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Each album takes two or two-and-a-half years to finish between recording and touring. It's like being with an old boyfriend every single night watching the same things on TV. There is a world out there going on that I'm missing.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Now I have the bravery to do fine things.
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The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
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In all these years, I've understood one thing: that it's only your work that should do all the talking.
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People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.
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Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.
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Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs.
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Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.
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And friend received with thumps upon the back.
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It would be ridiculous for anyone to consider me the face of Korean art.
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The man who would forge to the front in this competitive age must be a man of prompt and determined decision.
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The sense organs experience the external light, sound, etc. with difficulty; the different sense organs only have a so-called specific receptivity for particular stimuli.
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I don't know why there aren't more Depression buffs.
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Greatness in art is always a by-product.
