Ralph Allen Quotes
People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence.
Quotes to Explore
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A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?
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There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we'll apply, and some things we won't.
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Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.
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I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.
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I'm a pretty chill and easygoing person; most people in Australia are, as well. I don't think I ever really saw a lot of fights growing up. I think it's hard to get people in Australia angry and want to fight, minus one or two people in the media... but we won't say any names.
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Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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I hope people don't think I'm crazy, because I'm not.
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We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
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I'm smart enough to know to work with smart people.
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The people in your life are important. Meaningful relationships with those people are very important.
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I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.
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I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.
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When people connect to my work, it makes me feel great. A lot of that stuff is really deep, and when I play something and people feel what I feel, and use it in important situations in their lives, like at weddings or funerals, that's so powerful. It means I can connect with them on an important level.
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The misperception about the South is that everybody is racist, and all black people are victims, that what was prevalent in the '60s is only relegated to the South.
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Being on Disney, a lot of young people look up to me.
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The big businesses are less willing to take risks. I talked to some young people in Hong Kong, and they said they are lost. Young people indeed have fewer opportunities than before. But is it true that there are no more opportunities for them? No!
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Peer pressure plays a huge role in people's desire to get married.
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I had to really work for everything. I'm definitely an underdog. I think Jesus made me be in that situation to be able to relate to more people. That's why give back to the at-risk kids.
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I never worry about looking cool in front of a guy. I have never been a self-conscious girl. Goofing around is part of being comfortable with yourself. I've always been good at meeting new people. I just say, 'Hi, how you doing?' and soon we'll end up laughing about something.
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What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.
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I've cheated the Grim Reaper more times than anyone I know.
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Beyond poverty, beyond the point that the material needs are reasonably satisfied, only from within is peace.
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People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence.
