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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I'm hearing here that this Muslim movement, well, for women, is what we have to focus on. And women have been doing, I think, the right thing. Having the conversations, talking to people about that.
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The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.
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Vietnam helped me to look at the horror and terror in the hearts of people and realize how we can't aim guns and set booby traps for people we have never spoken a word to. That kind of impersonal violence mystifies me.
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How come I end up where I started How come I end up where I belong... You used to be alright What happened?
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Attention is a strange sort of being, anyway, the idea of attention if someone appreciates your work. It's always nice that someone appreciates your work.
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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.
