Florentijn Hofman Quotes
I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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The first decent building I did with my own practice was a chapel in Taiwan.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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One of the first major storylines that 'All My Children' featured was Erica Kane, a rebellious daughter, and her mother, sort of a matriarchal type, who was trying to guide her daughter to a safer place.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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Reddit is where anyone can come and tell their real story.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.
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I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.
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Problems or successes, they all are the results of our own actions. Karma. The philosophy of action is that no one else is the giver of peace or happiness. One's own karma, one's own actions are responsible to come to bring either happiness or success or whatever.
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Somewhere back at the beginning I was chosen to be Jester, and there is only one Jester at a time in Diaspar. Most people think that is one too many.
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Moving to a new country is always difficult, but the fact my dad and my sister came to live with me was a huge help. That made things easier.
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The appearance of things to the mind is the standard of every action to man.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
