Walter De Maria Quotes
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I don't think there's any formula for what makes great art.
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If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.
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I understand that the nature of politics sometimes involves fending off frivolous, anonymous allegations.
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Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
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I'm just so glad that I started acting when I did because I had this wealth of life experience. I don't know if I'd have been able to handle it had I gone out to L.A. at 22.
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Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.
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The real challenge that we face in our communications with others is to condition our hearts to have Christlike feelings for all of Heavenly Father's children. When we develop this concern for the condition of others, we then will communicate with them as the Savior would.
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As a European I had fit in almost seamlessly in New York for the last 25 years, but in Oklahoma I stood out like a sore thumb.
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I've come to feel that if I can't make something happen in under an hour and a half, it's not going to happen in a compelling way in a three-hour play.
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I do think that the success, although still not complete... in the recognition of equal rights... to all Americans, regardless of color, creed and so forth, was also one of the best stories we've had to report.
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.
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An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.
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Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.
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As an actor, you put yourself out there. You put yourself in the arena as an easy target.
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It's okay to let yourself go, just as long as you let yourself back.
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When I was in my early 20s, I studied tae kwon do and hapkido. I earned brown belts in both of them.
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If you are a writer or any kind of artist, if you change something as fundamental as where you live - the way you live - then I think you change the very instrument that is trying to make the art.
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"I think to be a true minimalist you should almost nearly be invisible yourself."
