Alice Neel Quotes
The place where I had freedom most was when I painted. I was completely and utterly myself.
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I'm saying that an editorial process that is preparing the material for publication counts as part of the inspiring process whereby God, in his sovereignty, gave every word.
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At times, it seems as if the only women effortlessly balancing their jobs, kids, husbands and homes are the ones on TV.
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As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
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I think if a horror movie is really scary, you'll think about it for weeks, and there's something kind of fun about that - about our art, really.
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Some stories, my property, have been stolen. Someone's appropriated them. It's an illicit act. It's unfair. Suppose you had a coat you liked, and somebody went into your closet and stole it. That's how I feel.
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I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
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Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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Sometimes I sit down to dinner with people and I realize there is a massive military machine surrounding us, trying to kill the people I'm having dinner with.
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Future historians trying to determine what it was like to be alive in fin de millennium America should read the last two decades of O. Henry and Best American short-story collections.
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I always had this childhood image in the back of my mind of this fantastic place where all the things I liked came from; Orson Welles, jazz, all that stuff. Los Angeles is one of those places where somebodies become nobodies and nobodies become somebody.
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I never saw 'Titanic' as a springboard for bigger films or bigger pay cheques. I knew it could have been that, but I knew it would have destroyed me.
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Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.
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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
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Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking.
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Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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Instead of piling up food in my fridge that says 'Come eat me!' I keep enough for only a couple of days. And I rarely have treats around that might tempt me late at night, which is when I usually crave something really fattening. What am I going to do? Drive out at 11 at night just to satisfy a craving? No, that's crazy.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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I leaned back against him and rested my cheek on his shoulder. I could feel the river water dripping off of him. "Thank you" I whispered. When I looked up, I saw he was crying.
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The state is or can be master of money, but in a free society it is master of very little else.
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Strict ethical guidelines need to be developed in anticipation of significant technological and biotechnological advances in order to guarantee human dignity.
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The place where I had freedom most was when I painted. I was completely and utterly myself.
