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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Self-censorship is a lie to yourself; if you are going to be trying to seriously create art, to create literary art, and you decide to hold back, to censor yourself, then you are a fool to yourself and it would be better that you kept your mouth shut and did not speak.
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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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All happenings, great and small, are parables whereby God speaks. The art of life is to get the message. To see all that is offered us at the windows of the soul, and to reach out and receive what is offered, this is the art of living.
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The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil.
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I'm a very competitive person.
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It's sort of a law of the art world: The stuff that grows in importance is only the stuff you bought because it wowed you.
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Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.
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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.
