Saul Steinberg Quotes
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Knowing Myrnin, there could be anything inside, from a body he'd forgotten about to his dirty laundry.
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I have known many an instance of a man writing a letter and forgetting to sign his name, but this is the only instance I have ever known of a man signing his name and forgetting to write the letter.
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People keep trying to make me a movie star but they just don't understand. I'm not a movie star, I'm an actor.
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The world is not threatened by evil people, but by those who allow evil to take place.
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Repose is as necessary in conversation as in a picture.
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I'm uncomfortable with it. When I thought of playing baseball, I never thought of that. It was never important to me. I am a little tired of it, and I've had enough.
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Everyone flatters himself and carries a kingdom in his breast.
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Angels transcend every religion, every philosophy, every creed. In fact Angels have no religion as we know it... Their existence precedes every religious system that has ever existed on Earth.
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There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.
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Sometimes you can tell a large story with a tiny subject.
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The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.
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An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting.
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We choose not randomly each other. We meet only those who already exists in our subconscious.
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The artist constructs a new symbol with his brush. This symbol is not a recognizable form of anything which is already finished, already made, already existing in the world - it is a symbol of a new world, which is being built upon and which exists by way of people.
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I think, therefore Descartes exists.
