Francis Picabia Quotes
Youth doesn't reason, it acts. The old man reasons and would like to make the others act in his place.
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As I age, I become more and more happy with what I see in the mirror. At some point, that's going to stop.
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When people do the cowardly thing, it's not about respect, it's about fear.
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I'm not really that bothered by appearance. I know a few players who go off doing stuff in the mirror ages before they go out to play a game, but I'm not really interested in that.
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I think my darkest days were probably when I was catering. I would go to these parties and pass out hors d'oeuvres, and it's like you're invisible. I remember one catering captain told me that all you are is a tray that comes into their space for a moment and then you leave. It was one of the most depressing things I've ever been told.
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But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right.
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Israel never targets civilians deliberately, period.
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What do you think will happen in a forced marriage? With an uneducated man, an animal. What would I say, that I am already married? Why would I say it? I never accepted him as my husband in my heart or mind. How I spent a year and a half with him, only I know. And I only did it because of the child.
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I've been blessed with pretty strong stamina and healthy genes, so I'd call myself sensible. I've had regular mammograms ever since I found a lump in my breast when I was 30. Thankfully, all was well.
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Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants.
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He who says o'er much I love not is in love.
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I used to think 'King Lear' was an analysis of insanity, but I don't really think it is. When Lear is supposed to be at his most insane, he is actually understanding the world for the first time.
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I think it's foolish to interview someone who's just promoting a movie that they're in and ask if they consider themselves a feminist. That's not about feminism; that's about the journalist wanting to gauge how much this person is aware of the world or is aware of the feminist movement.
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I've always dabbled on guitar, but never took lessons.
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I attract a crowd, not because I'm an extrovert or I'm over the top or I'm oozing with charisma. It's because I care.
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One of the problems with the Internet is that a lot of times it is inaccurate.
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If you start trying to communicate ideas, I think you don't allow the audience to see themselves.
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I was inspired by a lot of people when I was young. Every band that came through town, to the theater, or the dance hall. I was at every dance, every night club, listened to every band that came through, because in those days we didn't have MTV, we didn't have television.
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From an early age onward, it was said that 'Ingmar has no sense of humor.'
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The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.
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Now that I'm sober, I deserve to get laid.
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The era of industrial Britain, where a large section of our workforce provided cheap labour in factories and processing goods, is over.
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What more could you want? How about dominion over this 'beautiful place'? Beauty doesn't last. Friends and family decay. Power is the only thing that goes on forever." Jack answered with his gut. "No, love goes on forever.
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Dining and marriage restrictions stunt Hindu society.
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Youth doesn't reason, it acts. The old man reasons and would like to make the others act in his place.
