Maurice de Vlaminck Quotes
In art, theories are as useful as a doctor's prescription; one must be sick to believe them.
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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I enjoy going out by myself... always have, always will. I don't have security guards, and, for the most part, I enjoy meeting new people. I see myself as a regular guy who likes playing video games with his nieces and nephews and poker with his family. I don't have an art collection or take exotic vacations. I enjoy being at home.
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Surreal fiction is a sophisticated art form. Events happen divorced from conventional logic, as events in a dream may happen. But unlike dreams, everything in the story contributes to an overall coherent point, impression or emotion.
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I cannot believe how much love people have shown me.
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I'm a light sleeper. I've never been one of those people who can put their head down and suddenly everything disappears. Nighttime is the time I get most scared, anxious or worried. In those darker moments before waking or sleeping is when I feel most, I don't know, I can turn on myself, and my imagination can take me dark places.
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If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach.
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When you are allowed to study different disciplines, you redefine your idea of success. You learn to appreciate multiple disciplines simultaneously and you learn that there is no one formula to anything.
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It's a notion that career-oriented women often neglect their families. But we should cut them some flak; these women are doing everything for the sake of family so that it progresses. I believe when kids see their mothers working hard, they take up responsibilities at home and are far more well-turned out than other children.
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I want to learn about a different religion. I grew up Catholic, but my grandfather was Jewish. Knowledge about other religions can help you understand your own better. I think it's kind of hypocritical to believe one thing and don't know about any others.
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Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.
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I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.
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In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education.
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A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.
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I happen to believe that there is an afterlife.
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I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?
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Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all.
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If you're a persistent soul artistically, you'll find the truth of your art.
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Often, I do translatlantic overnight flights from New York, and when I land, I have to do my eyes - I feel weird without it.
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I've not been able to avoid periods of time where I felt super-lonely. Luckily, I have a side that is able to always see the glass as half-full.
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Oh! how foul a thing, that we should see the tongue of one animal in the guts of another.
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In art, theories are as useful as a doctor's prescription; one must be sick to believe them.
