George Grosz Quotes
A composition should be simple and clear. That is why the drawings of children and primitives are so strong.
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The fallacy of the neoclassicals is their tenet that total employment, though hit by shocks, can be said always to be heading back to some normal level.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult.
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I use the PhotoReady Foundation almost every day, and their lip glosses are fantastic.
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I've been playing concerts for many years, and it's still as exciting as it was the first time. I hope that shows when I'm performing.
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I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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So a failed movie is not going to ruin my career.
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Today, the paparazzi are not just photographers: everyone has a cell phone with a camera. If they see an actor, they click pictures to show it to their friends or have it on their phones and, as an actor, I don't see anything wrong with it. Having said that, there is a limit that has been crossed, but there is nothing right or wrong.
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I did not grow up singing Yiddish.
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Real power means you can get what you want without having to exert violence.
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In my opinion we learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men’s behaviour. We study it, as we listen to music or read poetry, for pleasure, not for instruction
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Orthogonality for orthogonality's sake is not something I'm keen on.
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I wanted just a song to sing, and there came a certain point where I couldn't sing anything. So I had to write what I wanted to sing 'cos nobody else was writing what I wanted to sing.
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It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.
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The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable.
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American future lies in the East. The great free markets of the Pacific Rim are the American destiny.
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If people do things without thinking them through, that rubs me up the wrong way.
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It never seems to occur to anybody that some women may not want to find husbands.
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The adventure of composition is a mystery. The muse has her ways, she hides from you, comes for you in the middle of the night, at midday, at dawn. You must believe wholeheartedly in this divine power. Its an elusive gift that can appear at any time, anywhere. Artists are in awe of it.
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I baked the coffee cake recipe from 'The Joy of Cooking' over and over again when I was a kid.
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Using predictive models from engineering and public health, designers will plan safer, healthier cities that could allow us to survive natural disasters, pandemics, and even a radiation calamity that drives us underground.
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A composition should be simple and clear. That is why the drawings of children and primitives are so strong.
