Roberta Smith Quotes
You never know when contemporary art is going to insinuate itself into a normally art-free zone.Roberta Smith
Quotes to Explore
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
Oliver Cromwell -
Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.
Vera Farmiga -
Going to the Super Bowl is not the reward. It's playing really well and winning.
Dan Quinn -
The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
Gabriel Marcel -
I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.
Abraham Lincoln -
Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.
Gary Wolf
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You could say that all novels are spy novels and all novelists are spy masters.
Ian Mcewan -
Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.
S. E. Hinton -
The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior.
M. Scott Peck -
God is everywhere.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam -
There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you.
Jack Layton -
When I was younger, I liked money - the feel of it. I would sit with my dad and count his coins and be like, 'Yeah.' I'd saved £700 by the age of 10. I thought: 'What the hell am I hoarding this for?' So I bought a drum kit.
Cara Delevingne
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There's a great danger in making this seem more important than it is, this whole Free Cinema thing.
Karel Reisz -
Ideas are nothing. They're irrelevant. If you think your idea is so important, you're doomed. The reality is if you don't like one idea, I've got 299 more. If I tell you my idea, and you can execute better against that idea than I can - great; I get to play a terrific game.
Warren Spector -
$200, 300 million games, I'm a little scared about that; there aren't a lot of companies that have the resources or the courage to spend that much.
Warren Spector -
I'm too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don't know.
Garry Shandling -
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
I am very grateful for the opportunities I've had and feel I have a duty to repay my good fortune through philanthropic endeavors that expand the reach of human possibility and compassion.
Hansjorg Wyss
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I'm going to be the next head coach at Notre Dame.
Dan Devine -
There were many times when I had to emotionally come to terms with the fact that maybe I wasn't ever going to get married. And I started getting comfortable with that.
Salma Hayek -
My problem is I don't have this incredible, hip image. I'm not some flamboyant or gorgeous-looking guy who's going to sell records based on his image.
Dan Hill -
I've never hidden my faith, but there are only a couple of issues I would die for. There are a few others I would dig my heels in on, and I've told my caucus that what they see is what they get.
Dan Webster -
The point of your life is to point to Him...it is His movie, His world, His gift.
Francis Chan -
You never know when contemporary art is going to insinuate itself into a normally art-free zone.
Roberta Smith