Alex Katz Quotes
Sometimes it takes me days or weeks to get something clear in my head on what I want to do. Everything is in steps. One thing leads to another.
Quotes to Explore
-
So much of writing isn't the fun parts like we get to discuss. It is sitting there putting the words down.
-
Today, our economy is about an economy of ideas.
-
I also think it's very important to consider how the food will feel to the person eating it.
-
I think I'm a lot funnier and goofier than people were able to see on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
-
RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
-
I always look at the work of fashion designers as if they were art.
-
I love an underdog. No, I don't necessarily mean the cartoon. I mean like David, as in Goliath, or the Bears, as in The Bad News Bears.
-
The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back.
-
I can work as a writer, but I wanted to do stand-up.
-
Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need to be exposed to things, because if they don't see it, eventually, it's not like it's not going to happen, but it's just that there needs to be a balance.
-
I know it's a guy thing to chest bump, but me and my dancers chest bump before hitting the stage. Not too hard though...ouch!
-
I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.
-
The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care.
-
I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people.
Garry Kasparov -
We think of the Marine Corps as a military outfit, and of course it is, but for me, the U.S. Marine Corps was a four-year crash course in character education. It taught me how to make a bed, how to do laundry, how to wake up early, how to manage my finances. These are things my community didn't teach me.
-
The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it, the speed of his acceptance.
-
One of the most important decisions you'll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract.
-
When Elizabeth II was crowned – the sixth female monarch since the Norman conquest – the world lit up in her favour.
-
Some people look gender non-conforming because they want to look that way - they don't want to conform to society's expectations.
-
There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.
-
I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them.
-
Obviously, I'm still building a name and reputation for myself. The stigmas that come with my past will remain there for quite some time, but I'm not afraid to challenge those things, and I never have been.
-
Sometimes it takes me days or weeks to get something clear in my head on what I want to do. Everything is in steps. One thing leads to another.
