Edward Hopper Quotes
The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.
Quotes to Explore
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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The scramble to get into college is going to be so terrible in the next few years that students are going to put up with almost anything, even an education.
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I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances.
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It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
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He who awaits much can expect little.
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You can't say somebody is a bust if they're making plays and running to the ball.
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It's great to be able to continue my career in Chicago. Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing.
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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
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Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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For the vast majority of my adult life, I was a freelance writer, forever scrambling for work that paid an insulting non-amount.
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I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.
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I know it's weird, but it does make it easier to write poetry in perl.
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Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
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The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.
