Oskar Kokoschka Quotes
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People have these incredible expectations. So instead of being inspired by, say, Joni Mitchell's music, I look at it and say to myself, 'I'm going to quit - why would I think of writing or performing after listening to that?'
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The pace of television is very different from film.
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I'm a slow starter.
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Music has always been my passion for as long as I can remember.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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The hip hop industry is most likely owned by gays. I happen to think there's a gay mafia in hip hop. Not rappers - the editorial presidents of magazines, the PDs at radio stations, the people who give you awards at award shows.
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Nobody is impervious to misfortune.
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Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.
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I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person.
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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
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Dr. Einstein was not successful in school, but he found something in the air from his own imagination and his own brain power, and look what he did.
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I love connected culture.
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He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.
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My fascination is not for cinema; it's for human nature and human beings because I find it quite difficult being one at times.
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I play well with everybody.
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I'm not a tech-savvy parent. I communicate with my children via the old-media format called yelling.
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When you see a person you love being affected, suffering, people saying things that aren't true... then it hurts you.
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I don't get jealous - I get suspicious.
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It's amazing how much information we share in social media, then we wonder why people steal our identity.
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If there are but few who interest thee, why shouldst thou be disappointed if but few find thee interesting?
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Through it all, I've learned to trust that God does indeed have a plan and purpose for me. Trust doesn't come into play when you can figure everything out; that's mere reason. Trust operates when you can't understand why circumstances or events happen. That's where it takes faith to believe that God knows what is best for our lives.
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I cannot say why I wanted to paint. The only answer is in the pictures themselves.
