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 was, by the way - I'm an Essex lad, born and raised in Essex in the U.K.
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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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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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Up to the 20th century, we can say that this whole period was an Earth epoch, 'Earth' meaning the riches of the earth, simple physical work. That is why there were wars, the movement of frontiers, war over riches.
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Be politically correct, but please don't bother other people with conversation about being politically correct, because that's the end of everything. You want to create boredom? Be politically correct in your conversation.
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I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.
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A composition should be simple and clear. That is why the drawings of children and primitives are so strong.
