Peter Wright Quotes
Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own.
Quotes to Explore
-
It's important to get well-rounded right off the bat. A lot of experienced dancers can get pigeonholed into one thing. I've been hired for a lot of different gigs simply because I can do a lot of different things with different levels of dancers. And it's sad to me that some dancers don't do more.
-
As a universal history of philosophy, the history of philosophy must become one great unity.
-
My mom has always been very open, very liberal. So I grew up with that, and I can appreciate everything that she did and went through and was exposed to.
-
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
-
My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes.
-
I feel it's tougher for the guys, because if I break up with them, then they can go on and be forced to watch me on TV every day. I don't see them.
-
You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible.
-
Così fa ch'ella un poco il duol raffrena;Ch'avendo ove sfogarlo, è meno acerbo.
-
I would be remiss not to take advantage of this platform that I have, because I don't want any other woman or girl feeling like the way that I felt: that I didn't belong, that I would never succeed in the medium that I'm choosing to pursue because my hair isn't straight or my skin isn't light or my eyes aren't bright.
-
I love that men like to look at women, that they love sports, that they need to know the inner workings of mechanical objects. I love the whole makeup of men - that they never mature and are always just boys.
-
We're able to use certain techniques to get people to behave in certain ways. We're able to use certain techniques to make it look like we're reading minds, even though we're not.
-
It's either 'Saw' made for $4 million or 'Star Wars,' 'Star Trek,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy' et cetera being made for $150 million. So the $30 and $40 million films don't get made unless they're maybe 'Ride Along.' But I don't really know why. I don't get paid to know why.
-
Centenarians tend to be assertive, suspicious, and practical.
-
I worked my way through art school as an auto mechanic, doing various stuff including sanding bodywork and using Bondo filler.
-
The thing about Canada is that it's a very large country, and the population's very spread out among different regions. Each region in the country really has its own personality and its own culture, you know? From West Coast to East Coast - wherever you go, it's almost like it's its own country.
-
I want to excel at something, to follow through, to not be afraid.
-
The greatest mistake you can make is to say that your work is better than a lot of the shit that's out there. No doubt. But being better than shit is not exactly a shining credential. (p. 30)
-
It would make me feel that creative art has a chance in this crazy world that we all live in.
-
If you fall asleep on horseback, the horse will stop by the rock. Art is a car. Kitsch is a horse.
-
The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt.
-
When you have a magazine like 'Vogue,' you know a lot of kids are going to follow your pictures.
-
Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own.
