Max Beckmann Quotes
What is important to me in my work is the identity that is hidden behind so-called reality. I search for a bridge from the given present tot the invisible, rather as a famous cabalist once said, 'If you wish to grasp the invisible, penetrate as deeply as possible into the visible'.
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We're all concerned about sports rights being so expensive. Obviously, we are funded by the licence fee payers, so it's not always easy to compete with those who can get greater revenue.
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Television can be a little tricky in terms of finding roles that feel fully flushed out, which is why I love being in the theater so much, because the roles tend to be really on the page.
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Although I have no plans to tweet, I am fascinated by developments on the Internet.
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Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.
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Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart.
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The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling that my literature could be appreciated on an international level.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
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The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
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The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard.
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Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily, for they are all farming by proxy.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.
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Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up.
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Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.
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Sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.
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It's funny. Of all the jobs I've been ambitious for, this is one that never crossed my mind.
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It's so great to see a woman dressed in jeans and a lace-up boot with an extraordinary jacket. It's a moment where you do want to mix high and low, and it's not so much about a head-to-toe designer look.
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I always wear my black watch on my left wrist so I know I'm on stage on time.
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On this planet, there is no perfection. If you chose to end relationships because of one mistake, you're going to be alone.
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The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That's why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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There was a period when I really had to ask myself, 'What does acting mean to me?' I'm not someone who's content being famous, with that whole lifestyle. I had to realize I could find a balance between what I like to do and what people think you're 'supposed' to do as an actress.
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What is important to me in my work is the identity that is hidden behind so-called reality. I search for a bridge from the given present tot the invisible, rather as a famous cabalist once said, 'If you wish to grasp the invisible, penetrate as deeply as possible into the visible'.
