Rashid Johnson Quotes
The way that light hits objects, I think, is one of the more important things that sculpture and photography share.
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First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.
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Stealing is stealing. I don't care if it's on the Internet or you're breaking into a warehouse somewhere - it's theft.
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The people themselves, and only the people, determine the rhythm of our fight.
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Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.
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Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.
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When I say what I say it’s because what I say has overcome me.
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The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest.
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I'm not even really attempting to brand myself outside of 'Humans of New York.' I think part of the reason for my success is that I've put my ego aside and said I'm not going to put all of my effort into trying to promote myself. I'm going to try to promote my work and am going to try to promote my project.
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I'm a dancer so anything related to dance I love to do. I also tried Zumba last week. That thing is tough! 15 minutes in I was going for a water break. It wasn't easy!
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I think the one I'm most proud of as a songwriter is 'Breaking Your Heart' because it was just a different style for me. It was very - I feel like it was very old-timey Patsy Cline. It's got a very '50s feel to it, and I pushed myself to write those lyrics very intimately with my co-writer Ted Bruner.
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I don't use e-mail; I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life.
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Just because something's been good in the past doesn't mean it will continue to be good.
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Unlike fuel-economy standards, the most common method of reducing demand for oil over the past thirty years, a gas tax doesn't tell people what kind of car to drive. It simply raises the price of gasoline and lets people adjust their behavior accordingly.
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Success is finding satisfaction in giving a little more than you take.
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We were eyeball-to-eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.
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I was never particularly wild, just very busy and often didn't think about what I was putting into my body. Today things are very different. I stopped smoking in my late 30s; I avoid wheat and gluten as this makes me feel bloated and sluggish; exercise regularly and bounce out of bed.
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We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches.
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It will always be important that people continue to push on the system from the outside. It will also be important that people make the changes that we know are necessary on the inside.
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Moonlight is sculpture.
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All these years, I found that being a good wife for Jeb is my most important role, no doubt.
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The Conservative party is at its strongest when it's not the party that says there is no role for government and the state should just get out of the way. That is not a strand of Conservative thinking that, by itself, is enough.
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Don't be afraid; people are so afraid; don't be afraid to live in the raw wind, naked, alone...Learn at least this: What you are capable of. Let nothing stand in your way.
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The way that light hits objects, I think, is one of the more important things that sculpture and photography share.
