Larry Rivers Quotes
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A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.
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It's hard to make a good movie in four weeks. It's hard. I've done it, but it's not easy.
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
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There was never a great man who had not a great mother.
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I was very lucky when I started doing comedy because I hadn't seen much stand-up. I just got up on stage and did it without thinking.
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I had long hair when I was a teenager.
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There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.
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Generally, what adults want to know is my background, why I write what I write, and very personal insights that some say are inspiring.
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Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity.
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I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I thought I would be a teacher, but I didn't really think about it in any practical way.
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I think recovery is around the clock. Are you sleeping enough? Are you hydrating enough? Are you stretching? Are you eating well? Pretty much everything that I do is a reflection of how I'm going to feel on the field. I take great pride in getting in an ice bath after training and just taking care of myself.
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It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it.
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In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.
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I've earned all these years on my face. I don't want to be a liar if in five or 10 years I do get some Botox, but needles in the face scare me, so I don't really know if I am ever going to do that.
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If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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I live in the present. When I finish a film, it is behind me. My reward is in my work, not in a lot of old memories.
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Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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Industrialization of the building trade is a question of material. Hence the demand for a new building material is the first prerequisite.
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I try to come to Asia twice a year. I also go to Europe - to London as well as to France to see my family - four or five times a year.
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The adventure that might be encountered in any life that keeps as guidelines the rules governing the human spirit.
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I wonder how many of our tombstones will have to be inscribed with the epitaph 'Died of too many meetings'?
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I guess I've always liked the idea of being an artist.
