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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We recorded our first CD, Sixteen Stone, with a small budget and never dreamed that we would enjoy such a high success. It was simply fantastic.
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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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You can make up your mind to do one of two things: You can have a good time in life, or you can have a successful life, but you can't have both. You have got to make up your mind at the start which of the two you are going to have.
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I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story.
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I learned so much about music by playing this little, miniature songwriting machine [ukulele], especially about melody. The motto is less strings more melody.
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Theater is exciting because it is collaborative, but it is also exhausting for the same reason.
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I tend to like antique things. Something can be old, but it can be timeless.
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A composition should be simple and clear. That is why the drawings of children and primitives are so strong.
