Stephen King (Stephen Edwin King) Quotes
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
Eduardo Chillida -
If the girl is good looking and talented, and for some reason the film doesn't work, she gets a second chance. But if subsequent films don't work, she gets branded as an 'iron leg.' The whole thing gets negative.
Rakul Preet Singh -
As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
Barry McGee -
What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.
Ursus Wehrli -
I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.
Mackenzie Phillips -
I contend, most seriously, that there is a real need for a good, thick, complete-as-possible dictionary of 'What People Used to Call Things.'
Gary Jennings
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Some of the authorities would like to remove rhythmic gymnastics from the list of Olympic sports and turn it into art. I think this would be wrong, as rhythmic gymnastics is a true sport - we train around six hours per day and sometimes spend entire days in the gym.
Yana Kudryavtseva -
The compulsively readable events of my life occurred mainly in infancy, and it's been pretty humdrum ever since.
T. C. Boyle -
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.
A. J. P. Taylor -
My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother?
Jackie Collins -
I just saw 'Men, Women & Children' last night, and it's a devastating movie in a lot of ways, but it's so well done, so well acted.
J. K. Simmons -
As I don't know what life would be like without my Chaplin connections, I work with them. I'm just really happy it's a family I can be proud of; it's not as if I'm related to some Z-list celebrity.
Oona Chaplin
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The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it.
Olivia Colman -
I became one of the stately homos of England.
Quentin Crisp -
Only that position can impart dignity in which we do not appear as servile tools but rather create independently within our circle.
Karl Marx -
lf l am not mistaken, the words 'art' and 'artist' did not exist during the Renaissance and before: there were simply architects, sculptors, and painters, practicing a trade.
M. C. Escher -
No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one.
Tallulah Bankhead -
The happiest mortals on earth are ladies who have been bereaved by the loss of their husbands.
Elbert Hubbard
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Tutoring follows the lucrative philosophy of advertising: if you can manufacture a need, people with disposable resources will find ways to fill it.
Eliot Schrefer -
Fifteen percent of Russia badly polluted.
Vladimir Putin -
You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.
Lena Horne -
Fear and bigotry don’t need explaining. They simply are, like traffic jams and taxes.
Eileen Wilks -
If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.
Stephen King