Chantal Joffe Quotes
I think about women and their thoughts and ideas, and I suppose when I'm painting them I'm getting to be them, in a sense. That is why I plainly paint women.

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There is not a more repulsive spectacle than on old man who will not forsake the world, which has already forsaken him.
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Our society is divided by the culture wars into the Left and Right, and the United Methodist Church has always stood historically in the center and has been willing to listen to and to bring together those things that often are found in opposite camps.
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You know sometimes when you're in a really bad mood and you're not sure why? That's how I get sometimes.
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I believe it is an important project, it makes the cost of doing business lower and they will make us more competitive at the same time, it will also provide some satisfaction to the people who demand services for them of the quality they want and also quickly.
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I have a temper, but I wouldn't call me abusive.
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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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I was raised doing martial arts.
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I always thought 'Rome' would change things for me, that people would finally understand what I do.
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Certainly, in Italy, nobody takes light for granted.
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I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
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I travel like a maniac. I travel more than anyone I know. I love learning the languages.
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I have music in my brain all the time, all sorts.
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I don't wear sunscreen. I don't have a skincare program.
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'Anthem' was the record that almost didn't get made for a completely different reason than 'Underneath.'
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Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good.
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One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing.
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I don't want to be an action star, an action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer.
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I was never the girl that grew up saying I want to get married. I actually told my parents to not expect me to get married.
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I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.
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There is so much life underneath the water that we don't know about.
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If I'm away from painting for a week, I get bored.
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I bought a painting in Madrid on my first trip there too and a lot of people say, 'Well it's not the greatest painting' and I say, 'It is to me.' OK, you can look at a beautiful painting and say, 'That's beautiful' but to me, it feels warmer to fill my home with pictures of friends and family and paintings of places I've gone. That's what I want to come home to.
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I think about women and their thoughts and ideas, and I suppose when I'm painting them I'm getting to be them, in a sense. That is why I plainly paint women.