Albert Pinkham Ryder Quotes
The artist needs but a roof, a crust of bread, and his easel, and all the rest God gives him in abundance. He must live to paint and not paint to live.
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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
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I guess I crave stability.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all the States - old as well as new - North as well as South.
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More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
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There's definitely something transformative about clothes.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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My dad had been an ardent amateur photographer, and he taught me to compose a photograph from the back to the front, and then populate the picture.
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The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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I'm not afraid to write my feelings in songs.
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I understand a ship to be made for the carrying and preservation of the cargo, and so long as the ship can be saved, with the cargo, it should never be abandoned. This Union likewise should never be abandoned unless it fails and the possibility of its preservation shall cease to exist, without throwing passengers and cargo overboard.
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We have deep depth.
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I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.
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Figure out what questions you'd ask to see if you were happy with your life. Then wake up every day and live intentionally, so you're happy with the answers at the end.
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I'm a very private person, so I didn't like this idea of tweeting about me. And then I realized, 'Oh, this is actually a brilliant device in terms of interacting with the fans'. It's a lovely way to just get back, to thank the fans for watching the show. And to live tweet is kind of like getting the rewards of doing live theatre.
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Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say, they enriched your soul.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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The artist needs but a roof, a crust of bread, and his easel, and all the rest God gives him in abundance. He must live to paint and not paint to live.
