Arthur Erickson Quotes
We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it as an imported luxury, not a necessity.
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In capitalist history, invasion and class struggle are not opposites, as the official legend would have us believe, but one is the means and the expression of the other.
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It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
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Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
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In 20 years I want to look back and see a collection of crazy characters that I made - a menagerie.
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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
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You don't need to wear Spanx if you buy my clothes. The dress, the trousers, the pencil skirt - they should do the work.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
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I think escapism is something artists write about pretty frequently - it's something everyone can relate to, the concept of wanting something more, wanting to find solace, wanting to have something better.
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When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.
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I haven't gone to college yet and I intend to in a few years.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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Throughout history, the only way to secure a throne has been with a phalanx of children - nine for Victoria, 13 for George III.
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The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned.
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The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind.
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I didn't choose acting. The universe did.
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The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across as meaningfully as possible.
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I don't believe in politics; I don't understand any of it.
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I am not struggling. What I do, it is what I do.
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There is more to representing art than selling art. The life of the gallery is dependent on the renewal and refreshment of its artists and dealers. When that stops happening, it's the end.
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I am a loyal man.
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The myth is that it is possible for one human being to educate another
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I know you told me you'd wait for me, but I don't want either of us to wait anymore. Especially when I knew from the first moment I saw you that you were special. I feel like I've been running my whole life, speeding from small town into a big city, jumping from one place to the next for years until they all blurred together. And right when I decided it was time to finally stop running and set down some roots, there you were. My new beginning." Her eyes filled with tears as she smiled up at him and slid her arms around his neck to pull him closer. "My love." Jack sank down onto the couch with Mary, her curves soft beneath his muscles. "I'll always be yours, Angel. Forever.
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We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it as an imported luxury, not a necessity.
