Nicolas Gomez Davila Quotes

The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style.

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• Sketching is almost everything. It is the painter's identity, his style, his conviction, and then color is just a gift to the drawing.

  

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• The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and there's ongoing creative revelations. Yes, it's really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.

  

  Carlton Cuse
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• Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims that never get tested, while their students derange themselves with weird ideas, empty rituals, and other affectations.

  

  Sam Harris
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• I've always been attracted to romantic secondhand clothes. But my style developed as I started going to these strange raves where everybody had these very definitive costumes.

  

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• It comes down to personal style, and that's what's sexy and attractive in a man.

  

  Hannah Simone
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• Not that I want to put the entire rap music style down - I just don't like it. And I know somewhere there's gotta be another guy like that. There's gotta be a guy just like that - just like me. There's gotta be somebody, somewhere... Maybe, maybe an assassin type.

  

  Sam Kinison
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• It's certainly no coincidence that big bands became the entertainment of the army in WWI and WWII, and that jazz drumming style is very military influenced. The snare drum comes from the military and becomes the core kind of sound of jazz drums.

  

  Damien Chazelle
  • Style
  • Military
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• Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.

  

  Jackie Collins
  • Life
  • Writing
  • Done

• My personal style is relaxed.

  

  Narciso Rodriguez
  • Style
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• I had no new ideas on the physics we might learn, and I could not compete with the younger generation.

  

  Jack Steinberger
  • Ideas
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• Any medical man who predicts exactly when a patient will die, or exactly how long he will live, is bound to make a fool of himself. The human factor is always incalculable. The weak have often unexpected powers of resistance, the strong sometimes succumb.

  

  Agatha Christie
  • Long
  • Live
  • Strong

• I've been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program for a long, long period of time. Some athletes, they have a different approach as far as coaching style or your philosophies. I totally respect their own opinions - they have the right to choose their own coach.

  

  Liang Chow
  • Time
  • Different
  • Long

• I appreciate what others have done in the past especially for my genre, and my style of singing. And they sure put a footprint - you know, they got the foot in the door, but I'm going to put my foot straight through the door.

  

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  • Past
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• It's a must to continually stay alert and aware because ideas come from everywhere. And beyond relying on your fine-tuned radar to pick up on the next inspiration, consider seeking mentors.

  

  Caroline Ghosn
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• I love Chloe Sevigny's style - the way she manages to add a touch of rock n' roll to every look.

  

  Kristin Cavallari
  • She
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• For a long time, I refused to wear jeans. I liked high-waisted pants, but jeans made me feel like I wasn't being unique. Even now, I won't wear the skinny-jeans style, because most people wear those - they have to be baggier, boyfriend-looking, or sort of like a mom jean. I'm real funny that way.

  

  Elle Fanning
  • People
  • Time
  • Long

• I'm not really calculated enough or trained enough as a musician or songwriter to create a style in order to please people. Ultimately, I just have to do what I like to do.

  

  Jane Wiedlin
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• I actually don't watch much TV, but my goal is to watch 'Downton Abbey.' I want to catch up on the series... that's like my style.

  

  Kelly Rutherford
  • Up
  • Style

• Being in the music business is a totally different industry right there.

  

  Christine Flores
  • Music
  • Different
  • Business

• To snap my fingers and let it go away. Even if it takes the 3,000th hit with it, just let it all go away.

  

  Rafael Palmeiro
  • Go
  • Away
  • Even

• There was a lake beneath me, but the big, heavy parachute which had to be opened two miles above the ground couldn't be steered. My first thought was, 'Lord, they send just one woman into space, and she has to end up in the water.'

  

  Valentina Tereshkova
  • Space
  • Water
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• Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

  

  Edgar Degas
  • Art
  • You
  • See

• The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style.

  

  Nicolas Gomez Davila
  • Style
  • Ideas
  • Fool