Raymond Carver Quotes
Art doesn't have to do anything. It just has to be there for the fierce pleasure we take in doing it.
Quotes to Explore
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One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
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A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
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You know, I don't really understand a suburban environment. I want to be out in the woods, I want to be where it's wild, I want to wake up and hear birds, I want to walk outside and see a gaggle of turkeys bouncing across my lawn - I want to be someplace like that - or I want to be right in the middle of an urban environment.
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The artist never really has any control over the impact of his work. If he starts thinking about the impact of his work, then he becomes a lesser artist.
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Managers are the most creative people in the world.
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This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
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The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew the stadiums, the atmosphere, the conditions and also the difficulties of a tournament which simulated the World Cup format.
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A man is honorable in proportion to the personal risks he takes for his opinion.
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What thrust us into war were not Hitler's political teachings: the cause, this time, was his successful attempt to establish a new economy. The causes of the war were: envy, greed, and fear.
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Any nitwit can understand computers, and many do.
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I may have said the same thing before...but my explanation, I am sure, will always be different.
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A man who takes himself too seriously will find that no one else takes him seriously.
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As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
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No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime.
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If it's a broken part, replace it. If it's a broken arm then brace it. If it's a broken heart, then face it.
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It is only when the whole heart is gripped with the passion of prayer that the life-giving fire descends, for none but the earnest man gets access to the ear of God.
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Martin Luther King said it was time to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of human civilization. I don't think anyone is calling Martin Luther King a New Age woo-woo.
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A poet feels the impulse to create a work of art when the passive awe provoked by an event is transformed into a desire to express that awe in a rite of worship.
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A hallmark of high performance leaders is the ability to influence others through all levels and types of communication, from simple interactions to difficult conversations and more complex conflicts, in order to achieve greater team and organizational alignment. High performing leaders are able to unite diverse team members by building common goals and even shared emotions by engaging in powerful and effective dialogue.
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That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.
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You have got to have an agent. It's a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time.
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Art doesn't have to do anything. It just has to be there for the fierce pleasure we take in doing it.
