Ernst Gombrich Quotes
All artistic discoveries are discoveries not of likenesses but of equivalencies which enable us to see reality in terms of an image and an image in terms of reality.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there, I had nobody I disliked other than the people that'd mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me.
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I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.'
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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When the Bible was first published, bathhouses were mandatory, no one could read, and only the people in the Church could write.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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It's nice, because after you've worked with various directors and producers enough times, they start to know your voice and what you're capable of.
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Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot.
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Glamorized... am I glamorous?
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave.
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I have a satellite radio show called 'The Legends of Reggae.' It's a cool way to branch out and do other things. I'm paying respect to the legends of reggae.
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'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.
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On top of opportunities in further traffic growth, there are increasing opportunities to fully realize the potential of the online video ecosystem, as China continues to evolve into a consumer-driven economy.
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Israel was founded as a refuge for the Jewish people, but today it isn't a safe place. It is safer to be Jew in New York.
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'Piss on etiquette,' Threpe said petulantly. 'Etiquette is a set of rules people use so they can be rude to each other in public.'
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Michel Platini is a good player, not a great player
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I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.
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It's kind of fun to hear that other people deal with the same kinds of issues that you do.
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When you notice light seeping into your coffin, it's hard to go on pretending that you're still dead.
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We often value the exterior and superficial aspect of things more than their inner reality. Bad manners taint everything even justice and reason. The 'how' of things matters most, and even the most disagreeable matters can be sweetened and gilded over with the proper appearance. Such is the bias and the weakness of the human mind.
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All artistic discoveries are discoveries not of likenesses but of equivalencies which enable us to see reality in terms of an image and an image in terms of reality.
