Nicholas Serota Quotes
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Quotes to Explore
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The first step... shall be to lose the way.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.
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Being confident in your own skin is very sexy. I think when you have fun and are yourself that is sexy too.
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I have always thought that the place where you sleep or the place you share with your partner should be separate from the place where you write. The domestic rituals and details somehow kill the imagination. They kill the demon in me.
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As far as I'm concerned, love means fighting, big fat lies, and a couple of slaps across the face.
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Everything bad that has ever happened to me has been caused by agents or lawyers.
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I believe that women should be treated just like men.
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Vegas is like the old definition of writing: though I don't enjoy writing, I love having written. Though I didn't enjoy Vegas, I love having lived there.
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There are limits to how much sound a cello can make. That's part of the framing of acoustical instruments. Finding what those limits might be, and then trying to suggest perhaps even the illusion of going beyond is part of that kind of effort.
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An actress must be a woman whose emotional perceptions are true, and to make them so, she must have a fine contempt for any art or thought that betrays them for something false.
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The Church had its own law code and its own courts of law which were supreme over the clergy, and had large rights of jurisdiction even over the laity, so that it could develop and give effect to its own ideas of law and right.
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I thought people would ask me really personal questions because I've shown more of myself, but it's a comedy, and people understand that it's a game we play.
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You remember had this gigantic clock in the arena showing the size of the national debt. And Paul told America, if you elect Republicans, we can fix that. But, if Paul Ryan was being honest, he would've pointed to the debt clock and said, we built that.
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I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older.
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Yoga is not a religion to me.
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The only thing scarier than Godzilla is Godzilla's lawyers.
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Women have been late-in-the-game deciders. They weigh all of the issues, all of the images, and all of the information and make a choice almost at the last minute.
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The thing is being honest with yourself. There's no rule that says you have to be married and have kids.
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Happiness is an angel with a serious face.
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Holding individuals accountable for corporate wrongdoing isn't ideological; it's good law enforcement.
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I like musicals a lot. I think probably 'Jesus Christ Superstar' is my favorite. I love Andrew Lloyd Webber for the most part. It's rare that I'll find a musical that I don't like.
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UBS have been important supporters of Tate Modern since 2000 and we are delighted to announce this exciting and unique partnership.
