Paul Gauguin Quotes
for Christ's sake, were the mountains blue, then chuck on some blue and don't go telling me that it was a blue a bit like this or like that, it was blue wasn't it? Good - make them blue and that's enough!
Quotes to Explore
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I have no contracts with my clients; just a handshake is enough.
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I was in a mountain biking accident and broke my sternum about three months before my unit was supposed to deploy to Iraq, and it's such a close-knit community that the idea of not getting to go is hugely jarring, so I tried to get put back in training and wound up injuring it worse.
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The Lord is greater than all: I have said enough.
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Until I feel strong enough to pray sincerely and to act accordingly, I would rather not pray at all.
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I want to be in 'Glee', but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet.
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Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.
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When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.
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I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens.
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I had a job since I was old enough to work - since I was, like, 14.
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There are grander and more sublime landscapes - to me. There are more compelling cultures. But what appeals to me about central Montana is that the combination of landscape and lifestyle is the most compelling I've seen on this earth. Small mountain ranges and open prairie, and different weather, different light, all within a 360-degree view.
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Give us enough but with a sparing hand.
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It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection.
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Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding.
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I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.
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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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The truly great books are always novels: 'Anna Karenina,' 'The Brothers Karamazov,' 'The Magic Mountain.' Just as with 'Shahnameh,' I browse these books from time to time to remember how a great book works on us or to teach my students at Columbia University.
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Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason.
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There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.'
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I've learned from being in the woods that titles don't mean much and that actions speak a lot louder than words - even in Congress. I always look for the people who want to act - people who want to run the river or climb the mountain - even if they're not members of my political party.
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You are just your intelligence.
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The idea that nuclear weapons deter anyone is laughable and horrific. We have the greatest chance ever to rid the world of nuclear weapons now, yet the consensus in this country is apparently that we need to maintain three Trident systems and possibly build a fourth at a total cost of more than £23 billion.
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There were 84 original episodes. It was rated No. 1 and No. 2 on the Fox Children's Network. We figured it was time to make it available to people who have never watched it.
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I have a deeper compassion for those living with cancer, as well as their family members. And now when someone tells me that a loved one passed away, I feel it deeply, as though it were my own relative.
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for Christ's sake, were the mountains blue, then chuck on some blue and don't go telling me that it was a blue a bit like this or like that, it was blue wasn't it? Good - make them blue and that's enough!
