Oscar Wilde Quotes
The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.
Quotes to Explore
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What we won't become is a 'Democratic Party lite!' We are a party that wants smaller government and lower taxes. Obama and the Democrats do not. We are a party that wants to encourage small business. We are a party that has a large constituent group that believes in a social agenda and we will not abandon them.
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Frank Capra, Hollywood's Horatio Alger, lights with more cinematic know-how and zeal than any other director to convince movie audiences that American life is exactly like the 'Saturday Evening Post' covers of Norman Rockwell. 'It's A Wonderful Life,' the latest example of Capracorn, shows his art at a hysterical pitch.
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Through a painting we can see the whole world.
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I like elegance. I like art nouveau; a stretched line or curve. These things are very much in the foreground of my work.
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The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.
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We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India's entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive.
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I don't feel that rap has been respected as an art form. Because people have seen rappers rap off the top of their heads, they don't think it is difficult.
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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
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Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government.
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
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The inertia of the governed cannot be disentangled from the indifference of the government. American leaders have both a circular and a deliberate relationship to public opinion.
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Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders - including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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I wanted to be an animator originally. I went to art school; I went to art college and everything. But that screen was just calling me.
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As a consumer, I don't create art, but I think whatever the message is, art has to touch you.
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I love 'Glee' so much. It just works - it's on the edge of ridiculous.
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A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.
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When I was growing up as a little girl and as a teenager, I loved designing and making dogs' clothes and wanting to be a fashion designer. I took art and ceramics. I loved dance.
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All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and theater seems to be an older generation's art form.
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You have to be confident about the product you're putting out. It's just like when a boxer is promoting a fight. You can't go out there and be like, 'This guy might beat me.'
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I think that peace is, in many ways, a precondition of joy.
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Pain explains a great deal of human conduct, but the fear of pain even more.
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The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.
