Maria Sibylla Merian Quotes
Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.
Quotes to Explore
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I had read Plato and Kant, but I had forgotten it.
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
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I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would not be superficial. Siberian-travel writing is its own genre.
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Modeling is one of the few professions where women out-earn men, and that's because we're more valuable objects and ornaments.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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I believe sci-fi fans are incredibly intelligent.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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I don't think we should tell them what we're going to do in advance. Let them think. Worry. Wonder. Uncertainty is the most chilling thing of all.
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I prefer to underplay scenes rather than, you know, be big and drive them. And sometimes you have to do that, but I like the more natural styles.
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Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.
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And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever to protect this newborn opportunity of peace, that is provided through what we have already declared here today.
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What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.
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A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
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Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
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I built a steel plant from the grassroots, so I learned all the nuts and bolts. When there was a problem, I would be able to guide them, though I am not a technical person.
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It is shocking how much a day-care center is like a prison. They both have security cameras with walled exercise yards. Prisons are permanent day cares for people permanently in time-out - convicts.
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I knew the facts of death before I knew the facts of life. There never was a time when I didn't see the skull beneath the skin.
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I'm not always as disciplined as I should be. I don't sit down and write every day, but I should.
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As I tell young people in workshops, 'It's your country. If you came here on the bottom of a slave ship, if your people came here seeking political freedom – however your folks got here – it belongs to you just as much as it belongs to anyone, so claim it. It's your birthright. America belongs to every person who is here.'
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Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.
