Oscar Wilde Quotes
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take someone else's art and have your way with it. You've got to be respectful of them.
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Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die.
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In some Old Testament books, it's very evident that an editor has been at work. That's quite all right. It's part of the process.
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The modern tradition is the tradition of revolt. The French Revolution is still our model today: history is violent change, and this change goes by the name of progress. I do not know whether these notions really apply to art.
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.
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A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put them anywhere, and they are absolutely charming.
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Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
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I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table.
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I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there's an hour's worth of business or not.
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It's good to make your own things because you can have control of your own art.
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I'm almost incapable of lying. I'd be a terrible spy.
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The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.
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I think that music is still art, even if it's commercialised.
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All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.
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How do you tell your mother that you feel you're getting... old? If I'm... old, then what is she?
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Such discussions help us very little to enjoy what has been well done in art or poetry, to discriminate between what is more and what is less excellent in them, or to use words like beauty, excellence, art, poetry, with a more precise meaning than they would otherwise have.
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You can't kill the Rooster. You might can fuck him up a little sometimes, but you can't kill him.
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Sweetheart, do not love too long: I loved long and long, And grew to be out of fashion Like an old song.
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I believe in collaboration and cooperation.
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I spent my life folded between the pages of books.
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Because we are intelligent creatures-meaning that we are freed from instinctive and patterned behavior to a degree unparalleled in the animal kingdom-we are capable of, and dependent on, using rational choice to decide our futures.
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What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
