Paul Gauguin Quotes
All the joys - animal and human - of a free life are mine. I have escaped everything that is artificial, conventional, customary.
Quotes to Explore
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Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
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Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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Thrift shopping is all about going into the thrift shop and having no expectation of what you might find.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed.
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The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated.
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I see if I can make human beings look like reptiles.
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I'm very happy for the Contreras family. They're out. Now they've got a chance to experience life the way I did as a kid. You know, his kids are going to have a real chance in life now, and the same way that I had it.
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We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.
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The first thing I do is brush my teeth - we like to start the morning with fresh breath - and put on my pajamas and meander down to the kitchen for a glass of orange juice. No coffee. No caffeine.
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I'm pretty into computers. I used to be a lot more into it when I was younger.
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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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Isolated and unincorporated, North Gulfport lacked a basic infrastructure: flooding and contaminated drinking water were frequent problems. Although finally incorporated in 1994 - not long after the arrival of the first casino - many of North Gulfport's streets still lack curbs, sidewalks, and gutters.
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Would I love to run around and check out if Jennifer Aniston was looking for a boyfriend? Yeah, it would be interesting for a minute. But would I trade in my life to get her and Angelina [Jolie]? No way. I've got something better. And I don't need the neuroses of two type-A personalities in my life. One is enough.
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The art of manipulating public opinion, which is a necessary art for the democratic politician, and, like other arts, is sometimespractised with greater virtuosity by knaves than by honest men (who are apt to disdain it), has a different technique in different countries. For instance, in England we excel in whitewashing: in America they excel in tarring and feathering. We strain our nerves and stretch our consciences to avoid a scandal: Americans do the same to make one.
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If you want a friend, feed any animal.
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All the joys - animal and human - of a free life are mine. I have escaped everything that is artificial, conventional, customary.
