Charles E. Burchfield Quotes
As an artist grows older, he has to fight disillusionment and learn to establish the same relation to nature as an adult, as he had when a child
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To me, 'Underground Luxury' is kinda like a contrasting title, and the reason for that is because on this album I plan on introducing to people and reintroducing to people the side of me that they didn't see on the first album.
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Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.
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I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.
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Whenever I see the news, it's always the same depressing things.
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.
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There's a need to keep the history of an artform going, parallel with the new work that's being done.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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Music is about the performance.
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This is a learning in the business life that first of all you need to have commitment, dedication and passion for what you are doing.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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I don't think you will meet anyone in Israel who will ever burn the American flag.
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It's very difficult when you have $1.50 per day to spend on food and drink, but for people who live this reality, that money also has to cover medical expenses and education, fuel and shelter - sometimes for an entire family.
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After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.
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The non-utility of my kitchen could be transformed into its utility for art. To do a show there would mix art and life, naturally.
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I think the relationship is very tenuous between fashion and art. Many designers have built relationships with artists, which is not something I personally did. But it's true, sometimes you see artists working for a designer or a brand on some specific project or taking care of their environment and making an amazing store.
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Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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A libertarian presidential candidate isn't going to win anyway, so he can afford to say that all taxation is theft, and it isn't the job of a libertarian presidential candidate to cook up new ways to commit theft.
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You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go.
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Today so many creative and devoted teachers not only have to struggle against unimaginative administrations, fearful parents, and wearied colleagues, they have also to battle entire legislative bodies that have never taught a child yet dare to equate educational success or failure with the ability of fourth graders to choose one out of four given answers to mind-numbing questions that have nothing to do with the joy of literature or the elegance of math.
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As an artist grows older, he has to fight disillusionment and learn to establish the same relation to nature as an adult, as he had when a child
