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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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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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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Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.
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Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn't ask ourselves what it says but what it means...
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I must have read three-quarters of 'Anna Karenina' on my phone. Which might be a record.
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Con men look for human frailty to exploit. This is most often greed. Trump found a different vice: anger. The emotional are always the most susceptible to manipulation.
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It's street theater. You have to make it entertaining so people don't get bored and walk away.
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Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
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The impossible always takes a little longer.
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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.
