Lincoln Steffens Quotes
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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There was a time when I was practicing law in New York and I wanted to find something else to do. So I ended up leaving the practice of law to pursue my art and it just happened to be out of Lego bricks.
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there's an hour's worth of business or not.
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Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as the measurement for what is cool.
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A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.
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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.
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I've always loved pinup art, and I've always enjoyed drawing women. I think it was a conscious decision that has resulted in me getting almost exclusive work on comics where the main character is female.
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All the art for Tool is done by the me and the band.
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Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It's rage, it's creativity, it's pain, it's hurt, but it's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.
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Music is art to me, and you don't censor art. You don't go into a museum and censor things.
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I am fortunate to have the ability to lend my name to build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in my hometown of Melbourne. It will be a state-of-the-art facility to help heal the whole person - body, mind and spirit.
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The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode.
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There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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I would read all day if I could.
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The life of a winner is the result of an unswerving commitment to a never-ending process of self-completion .
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I love all women. Women are sublime beings. I love all of it: their eyes, their noses, their bodies.
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Death really did not matter to him but life did, and therefore the sensation he felt when they gave their decision was not a feeling of fear but of nostalgia.
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Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.
