Paul Gauguin Quotes
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Jealousy is the worst trait in any person.
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My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.
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There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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I grew up in New York City - I grew up surrounded by every sound that you imagine can come from a New Yorker. All of the different boroughs and all of the different sounds.
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How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
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Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.
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I don't see myself as someone that brings a lot of luggage.
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Our true nationality is mankind.
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What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job.
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You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.
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Principle #1: Avoid dangerous people and dangerous places.Principle #2: Do not defend your property.Principle #3: Respond immediately and escape.
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He looked me right in the face and said, 'You fucking bulldyke!' And I thought to myself, 'Oooh, what a smart man! Why, I'll bet he took one look at me and knew I was white, too!'
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I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded.
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The expectation of gradual policy normalization should reduce the likelihood of outsized movements in interest rates.
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There's nothing wrong with trying to reach out to new fans.
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My sin as a painter is that I just want to paint anything I want to paint - and repaint.
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Dreams are like that: they go in and out of memories and scenes, but they're never real. They're never real, and I hate them because they aren't.
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There is a contemptibly quiet path for all those who are afraid of the blows and clamor of opposing forces. There is no honorable fighting for a man who is not ready to forget that he has a head to be battered and a name to be bespattered. Truth wants no champion who is not as ready to be struck as to strike for her.
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It is better to paint from memory, for thus your work will be your own.
