Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Quotes
..how the movement of the passers-by in his Street scene painting of 191-14 is comprehended in the rhombus of the heads which is twice repeated. In this way life and movement arise from an original geometric form. Kirchner designed a diagram together with this line in the letter.
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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The world we live in is vastly different from the world we think we live in.
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Once the kids are in school, it's amazing what you can do.
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Peace demands the united efforts of us all. Who can foresee what spark might ignite the fuse?
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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
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Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings.
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I would love to direct - or try my hand at it, anyway.
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I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.
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I have differences of opinion within my own family, an Irish Catholic family. So, I do respect those that disagree.
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I want to be creative in as many different environments as possible, whether it's doing film scores, writing for TV ads or video games - all sorts of stuff, as long as it requires writing music.
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I don't like to talk about myself.
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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means chosen to arrive at it.
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I feel like I'm witnessing the systematic destruction of a people's ability to survive. It's horrifying.
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Growing up in Fife, you were aware that there were these creatures called lesbians, but it was in the realms of complete freakishness. And I didn't feel like a freak.
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I like guys who drive trucks.
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I sure can't do television. The screen is only 24 inches. How are they ever gonna get someone like me in that little box?
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The only righteousness that meets the requirements of the Law is the righteousness of Christ.
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The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming.
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There is no unmoving mover behind the movement. It is only movement. It is not correct to say that life is moving, but life is movement itself. Life and movement are not two different things. In other words, there is no thinker behind the thought. Thought itself is the thinker. If you remove the thought, there is no thinker to be found.
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Dancing as a thing to do is marvellous, but you've got to be bloody good at it. I was never good enough.
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My dad turned me onto Peter Sellers as a kid. I loved the fact that he was a unique combination of being extremely subtle and over-the-top all at the same time, and that's a hard thing to do. I admire that.
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..how the movement of the passers-by in his Street scene painting of 191-14 is comprehended in the rhombus of the heads which is twice repeated. In this way life and movement arise from an original geometric form. Kirchner designed a diagram together with this line in the letter.
