John Ruskin Quotes
I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?
Quotes to Explore
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For me, the lean times were a wonderful, beautiful time of my life, struggling for many years in regional theater all over the country for not much money.
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite.
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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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Every project has to stand on its own. It's a different identity within each project, and I feel like that's the way it should be.
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For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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There's nothing regular about my life at all, really. I don't keep a regular schedule and every day is different. It's all rather chaotic.
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It's better to finish at the peak or soon after it, than to wait until the audience notices a decline.
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
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I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.
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Don't worry, America. We survived Jimmy Carter, and we will survive Barack Obama. Only one questions remains... who is the next Ronald Reagan?
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Myrnin: "I shall name him Bob, Bob the spider" Claire: "You're insane." Myrnin: "Why Claire, I thought that was part of my charm." (something like that)
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There is no doubt that, since 1977 and the launch of Apple II - the first computer it produced for the mass market - many things which used to be done on paper, or on the telephone, have been done easier and faster on a screen.
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I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?
