Nicholas Serota Quotes
The argument that new vision becomes the reference point for the future, is a line that I have been driven to use on many occasions.
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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How hard have those intolerant of John Adams's perspective worked to strip from young people any hope of knowing the concepts and truths that help deal with life?
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What I have found most surprising is the amount of damage we have done to environment in the course of my lifetime - not even five and a half decades.
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Your life is like a play with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play, others, much larger. Some are villains and others are good guys. But all of them are necessary; otherwise, they wouldn't be in the play. Embrace them all, and move on to the next act.
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I tried martial arts classes for three weeks, but I quit because you actually get hit. I just want to do the movie kind of martial arts.
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It's true: a lot of sportspeople really struggle to find something to do when they finish. It tips them into all sorts of strange things. With ex-footballers, it's really scary. I think 70% of them get divorced within five years. It's hard. You go from being really famous to not that famous. Your salary drops through the floor.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.
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If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.
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Life is short, and it is here to be lived.
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Sometimes I write about my own life. And sometimes I write about situations I see my friends going through. Sometimes I write about a scene I saw in a movie. I take inspiration from all different places.
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
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Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.
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I am just one of the overwhelming majority of Americans who is responsible and hard-working and at one point in their life benefited greatly from government programs such as student loans, Medicare, and Social Security.
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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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I'm not too interested in books about India.
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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
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Often, sustainability is discussed only in the context of energy. Energy sustainability is essential - but the word has a much broader meaning. It means long-term thinking about how we manage our businesses, invest in social spending, and plan for the future. This requires vision and leadership, and it requires citizen engagement.
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I couldn't draw anything that was too outlandish or too horrible. I never did that. What I did draw was something intriguing. There was something about this monster that you could live with. If you saw him you wouldn't faint dead away.
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Today we haven't the heart to expel the painters and poets from society because we refuse to admit to ourselves that there is any danger in keeping them in our midst.
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My favorite type of music to sing would be between R and B and opera.
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The argument that new vision becomes the reference point for the future, is a line that I have been driven to use on many occasions.
