Bram van Velde Quotes
Artists don’t live in the everyday world. That’s why people think they’re an odd bunch.
Quotes to Explore
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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Europe can be saved.
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There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.
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I have to protect my family and have a life with them that is completely private.
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I have a chart for success at school because it gave me a great deal of pleasure. It opened my mind to the world. I learned to read.
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I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.
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I heard somewhere that whenever you write a book, people will ask you One Question about it over and over. And while I'm no expert in these matters, this is proving to be true. My first book dealt with a not-that-pleasant degenerate type, and the One Question was, 'Is this an autobiographical story?'
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I have an hourglass shape, and I think it's important to understand your body type and your personality type. Then make whatever is on trend and in fashion work for you.
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My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.
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My wife's income allowed me to do what I really loved. I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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And now comes Pete Martell in Twin Peaks and he's just a nice guy.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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I am the actor that I am. I do what I do. I've been a 'leading man' playing romantic leads for a long time now.
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The point is to stumble upon things in your life, and not plan them out.
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Remember how the first world war broke out. It broke out as a result of the desire to redivide the world.
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It is also in the interests of a tyrant to make his subjects poo...the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting.
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One of the things that helps me tell a story through music is to create a character. I have to have a muse, whether it's Frida Kahlo, Martha Graham, Marlene Dietrich, or Pippi Longstocking.
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Artists don’t live in the everyday world. That’s why people think they’re an odd bunch.
