John Morley Quotes
Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.
Quotes to Explore
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.
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In the '70s... there were rock players, and there were jazz players.
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I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
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'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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The older you get, the more comfortable you become with yourself, and you accept what you have physically.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg, is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.
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It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around.
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Detroit's a good investment because, first of all, the entry fee for everything is lower. And, you've got the talent that is here that is ambitious and motivated, so you're going to get in on a much lower cost structure in every way, shape, or form from labor to buildings to whatever.
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There is a kind of misconception that Asian-Americans are not as American as European-Americans.
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You don't choose your public; your public chooses you.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.
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The perversity of the universe tends towards a maximum. The universe is hostile.
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If I could trade places with any of my sisters for a day, it would be Kim. I want to see what it's like... The only time she sleeps is on the airplane. It's just crazy. I feel bad for her, but I still want to know what it's like.
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Science is a part of culture. Indeed, it is the only truly global culture because protons and proteins are the same all over the world, and it's the one culture we can all share.
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I was very driven in high school. I worked a bunch of odd jobs. I never partied. I never drank. I was just a theater geek who was obsessed with movies.
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Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.
