Willa Cather Quotes
What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.
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I enjoy going out by myself... always have, always will. I don't have security guards, and, for the most part, I enjoy meeting new people. I see myself as a regular guy who likes playing video games with his nieces and nephews and poker with his family. I don't have an art collection or take exotic vacations. I enjoy being at home.
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I was playing a defensive guard in 'My All American' who is a really fast runner, so a lot of my training was running. I wasn't too worried about bulking up because he was supposed to be on the small side.
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Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders.
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I think that's what art is about: to provoke you. It helps me make sense of a senseless universe because I become the god of the story. I create it, and I see it in all its lineaments in my own way and can control it – in a world in which everything else is out of control.
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Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.
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'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.
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Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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I do think that this planet is a totally unjust planet. I mean throughout history - history paints a beautiful picture when it's written by the victorious, but it's a planet that belongs to the strong and the more able, and usually they are tyrants. So basically, I don't see justice happening to the crushed and the weak.
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Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form.
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We've all had those moments where we take a person for granted.
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I strongly believe that the art of the novel works best when the writer identifies with whoever he or she is writing about. Novels in the end are based on the human capacity, compassion, and I can show more compassion to my characters if I write in a first person singular.
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I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running.
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The history of art is the history of revivals.
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Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.
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Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather.
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But baseball was different... You stood and waited and tried to still your mind. When your moment came, you had to be ready, because if you f****d up, everyone would know whose fault it was. What other sport not only kept a stat as cruel as the error, but posted it on the scoreboard for everyone to see? ... You could only try so hard not to try too hard before you were right back around to trying too hard. And trying hard, as everyone told him, was wrong, all wrong.
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What's great about bacteria is you have a surprise every day waiting for you because they're so fast, they grow overnight.
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I like to make pictures about people who make a difference.
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To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
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What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.
