Bram van Velde Quotes
When you get to the bottom, you discover that there is no room for pride. That’s what I paint.
Quotes to Explore
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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By the time I turned 18, I moved into a little chalet of my own and felt very grown-up.
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The mark of one who loves God and saints is sacrifice.
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I don't really like being with people my own age for long periods, because all we talk about is our decrepitude, how the world is changing for the worse even though it isn't.
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We should never be at the mercy of Providence if only we understood that we ourselves are Providence.
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This is a budget that does not protect the vulnerable, it doesn't protect the jobs of today and it doesn't create the jobs that we need for tomorrow.
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I'd find Moyo's views cruel and mistaken even she did not get the scholarships that have been reported.
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One of my favorites is Angela Merkel because I think she's been an extraordinary, strong leader during difficult times in Europe, which has obvious implications for the rest of the world and, most particularly, our country... her bravery in the face of the refugee crisis is something that I am impressed by.
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I never hugged him, I bombed him.
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Trust me, I know, you can make mistakes with money and still raise money-smart kids. You can start a new family tradition of handling money the right way.
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I'm prone to breaking out on my chest and back because I work out a lot.
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I work out all the time, but because it's good for my mental state.
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Engagement with young people is always a refreshing break with routine. It's also a reminder of how we need to constantly keep our thinking agile and unencumbered by traditional rules.
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The most interesting things that happen in my books are usually the things that arise spontaneously, the things that surprise me.
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Americans are really lovely people - friendly, kind and willing to help you out.
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Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.
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The campaigns of Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot, and John McCain all outperformed expectations on their support from independent voters. They made no effort to shy away from ideology, but conveyed to voters that their policies were driven by principle, not party talking points.
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Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to be forced to become rapacious, a prince must consider it of little importance if he incurs the name of miser, for this is one of the vices that permits him to rule.
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Wow. From my vantage point, that was fun to watch. I became a fan there for a while. He was really spectacular.
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When you grow up starving, you cannot point with pride to a book you've just spent six hours reading. Picking cotton, sewing flour bags into clothes - those were the skills my father grew up appreciating.
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When you get to the bottom, you discover that there is no room for pride. That’s what I paint.
