Pablo Picasso Quotes
And from the point of view of art there are no concrete or abstract forms, but only forms which are more or less convincing lies. That those lies are necessary to our mental selves is beyond any doubt, as it is through them that we form our aesthetic point of view of life. (Paris 1923)
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
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What the 'supposed 99 percent' don't realize is that they are better off if there are more fat cats, not less.
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.
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Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.
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There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
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You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.
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I grew up in Decatur, Georgia. We had three boys in the household; actually, it felt like four of us. My pops sort of raised my uncle, too. So, it was four boys and, later, a younger sister.
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
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Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.
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We're going to be treated very poorly, I think that goes with the territory, and you have to get over it, get beyond it and know who you are among your peers and especially among your family when you look in the mirror.
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People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
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I love to be in front of big galleries.
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'If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago.'
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Viv had this kind of stage presence where you couldn't ignore it. He walked onstage, he looked dangerous. You just didn't know what he was going to do.
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One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change.
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Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art.
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Human life without some form of poetry is not human life but animal existence.
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And from the point of view of art there are no concrete or abstract forms, but only forms which are more or less convincing lies. That those lies are necessary to our mental selves is beyond any doubt, as it is through them that we form our aesthetic point of view of life. (Paris 1923)
