Agnes Gund Quotes
Of course, museums and galleries and art spaces will continue to ground the art world. But certainly the public - as well as artists - also benefit when art is encountered in other everyday situations.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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The first decent building I did with my own practice was a chapel in Taiwan.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
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Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
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Initially, it would bother me when filmmakers, script writers, dialogue writers and choreographers tried to recreate a bit of my dad though me.
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A great sense of peace entered my body, and seemingly into every cell.
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I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.
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Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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I'm someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.
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My career only took off because of one football game. I thought it was funny. 'Playboy' called and offered me a cover just like that. I turned them down initially, because I was nervous about it and my boyfriend at the time didn't want me to do it, but they kept coming back, so I eventually said yes.
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We must recognize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.
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The problem with generalizations and judgments, the words we hurl as insults, is that they deny our humanity and our stories.
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I think, to me, the sheer joy of fancy dress is that it allows you to take a break from our very carefully considered and constructed identities.
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I like to race, not to do laps alone.
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Of course, museums and galleries and art spaces will continue to ground the art world. But certainly the public - as well as artists - also benefit when art is encountered in other everyday situations.
