Garrison Wynn Quotes
Being stupid is not as frustrating as being brilliant for 5 seconds and then average for the rest of your life
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot.
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I won't allow magazines in the house. When I was younger, I wanted to have my hair cut like so-and-so in the class above me at school, not somebody in a magazine. You see young girls trying to dress like so-and-so because they've seen lots of pictures of them.
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I never sold any of my pieces. I had all the money I wanted. Then I would have lost my sculptures and just had more money.
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I've been on a state of high alert since high school. I didn't need 9/11 to remind me that we live on a ball of flame.
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It's weird. I don't really have goals. I just try to make sure I'm enjoying what I'm doing. Once I start to get sick of it, the next thing becomes obvious.
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People tell you everything changes when you have a kid, but what nobody says is you don't mind.
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I met Will Smith twice. I didn't talk to him for too long but I was trying to let him know that my age group grew up watching him - he was the coolest guy on television and the coolest guy in movies.
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We all have those things that even in the midst of stress and disarray, they energize us and give us renewed strength and purpose. These are our passions.
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I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do.
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Art gives us an opportunity to not have to leave or go somewhere or do something to experience the magic in our lives. It actually gets us to sit back and be where we are and recognize we're already magical.
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The biographical novel sets out to document this truth, for character is plot, character development is action, and character fulfillment is resolution.
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I cite these events because I think they underline two very disturbing phenomena - the loss of U.S. international credibility, the growing U.S. international isolation.
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Partir, c'est mourir un peu... mais mourir, c'est partir beaucoup.
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Prayer in private results in boldness in public.
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I would never say anything's over forever. How could you possibly know how you feel? How could you shut the door on anything?
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The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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I think in terms of content and subjects and whatever kind of production it dictates. Can I conceive of an idea that would really connect with my personal rhythms and cost a lot of money? I don't gravitate in that direction, but it is possible.
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I had a great run with WWE. WWE gave me great visibility. I met my wife there, and I got paid a lot of money; it was just my time to go. I sensed it. I was smart enough to leave. That's the bottom line.
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I'm a big advocate of revisions, of living with something for a month and then realizing what needs changing, what was lazy, what could be better.
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Of all the arts poetry (which owes its origin almost entirely to genius and will least be guided by precept or example) maintains the first rank.
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One of the brightest lights of our time-a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman.
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If you're gonna get mad at me every time I do something stupid, then I guess I'll just have to stop doing stupid things.
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Being stupid is not as frustrating as being brilliant for 5 seconds and then average for the rest of your life
