Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
Picasso never thought of himself as avant-garde. I just find it a bad way to think of yourself.
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Prince and I happen to think alike.
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I've gone out on limbs, flung far, and Forrest-Gumped my way into the center of the action.
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An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
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The best way to motivate me is to tell me no.
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Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.
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The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
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Picasso never thought of himself as avant-garde. I just find it a bad way to think of yourself.
