Aristide Maillol Quotes
Carving is a source of joy to the artist. . . . To attack the raw material, gradually to extract a shape out of it following one's own desire, or, sometimes, the inspiration of the material itself: this gives the sculptor great joy.
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I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.
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It makes no difference who or what you are, old or young, black or white, pagan, Jew, or Christian, I want to love you all and be loved by you all, and I mean to have your love.
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A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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I did charity events with the Cup all the time.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.
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A good producer brings out the best in the artist he's working with. You shouldn't be able to listen to something and say, 'So-and-so produced this album.'
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There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls.
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Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.
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O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.
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Colour-blindness always extends to the complementary colours. Those who are red blind are also green blind; those who are blind to blue have no consciousness of yellow. This law holds good for all mental phenomena; it is a fundamental condition of consciousness.
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If there is equality, it is in His love, not in us.
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If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it.
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Under oak, ash and thorn My soul was born. Under thorn, oak and ash My body bent to the lash.
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Pride goes before a fall, they say, And yet we often find, The folks who throw all pride away Most often fall behind.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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Making distinctions is part of learning. So is making mistakes.
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People knew about 110 years of chess history. Nowadays, nobody is able to tell you the name of the world champion of 2000.
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Carving is a source of joy to the artist. . . . To attack the raw material, gradually to extract a shape out of it following one's own desire, or, sometimes, the inspiration of the material itself: this gives the sculptor great joy.
