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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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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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 had the opportunity to go with some other teams. But I didn't consider those teams to be contenders, and I was right.
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So I just came out here to Los Angeles with a bunch of buddies I had gone to film school with. You know, for better or worse, we just tried to slug it out here.
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I choose what I believe, and say nothing. For I am not as simple as I may seem.
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What is the most interesting thing to people? Other people.
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I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know?
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As actors, you always have that moment thinking you've been absolutely terrible or a fraud.
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I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.
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A composition should be simple and clear. That is why the drawings of children and primitives are so strong.
