Walter Pater Quotes
The Renaissance of the fifteenth century was, in many things, great rather by what it designed then by what it achieved.
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I want to coach high school football, and that's always what I've wanted to do.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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Good design should be honest.
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I think I'm a bit odd.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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A lot of people who curate in the business, and curate the art, don't really have good artistic sense. They may know commerce, but they aren't savvy enough to know how to balance commerce and art, you know? They don't know how to satisfy both palates.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory.
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When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there, I had nobody I disliked other than the people that'd mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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At the age of 11 I was about 6 ft. tall and my voice had completely broken. That caused problems. I was this gangly, spotty, very unattractive kid. I wasn't cool and I wasn't a nerd. I didn't even want to fit in with anyone.
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
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I'm sure I'm perceived in a more glam way. This is my breakout if you will.
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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
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I don't ever want to be sad about my life.
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I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
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Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.
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My mother's parents died when I was quite young, so I would like to be able to go back and know those people as an adult.
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I've done a little bit of everything now, but I would like to do a Western because I've never done that.
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Publicity gets more than a little tiring. You want it, you need it, you crave it, and you're scared as hell when it stops.
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I don't take my fans' love and dedication for granted.
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When I'm working, I'm obsessively working.
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Of course the job has a lot of glamour. But it really is about being smarter than your average bear. Your mind is your best weapon. It's great when you're a good shot with an AK-47, but it's about being clever.
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The Renaissance of the fifteenth century was, in many things, great rather by what it designed then by what it achieved.
