Agnes Gund Quotes
Art shouldn't be prohibited in public schools when kids in private schools always get it.
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I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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I have an obsession with fashion - it's another form of expression for me - and I have a growing collection of vintage clothes and jewelry. Being able to play dress-up for my career has been a gift.
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I would like to see America some day.
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The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know much. In public affairs, in the rebuilding of civilization, something less dramatic and emotional is needed, namely tolerance.
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I used to watch movies - silent movies - and stock companies and theater whenever I could.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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In my cranky old age, I actually prefer recording alone now, on 'The Simpsons,' for example, because I find that the director can just focus on what I'm doing and I can do a lot of variations. A lot of times, when I record with a group, I'll stay after class for another hour or two.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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I'm going to find solutions wherever I can. I think it's all a priority. You can't just say, 'OK, I'm going to work on this but not that.' You have to work on all of it.
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Small aim is a crime.
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I've always kind of been an in-the-moment kind of person. I don't think that far in advance or have any idea what's around the next corner.
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Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
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The art world is a very prissy little thing over in the corner, while the major cultural forces are being determined by techno science.
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Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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Some of the priests from the Seminary were in the nunnery every day and night, and often several at a time.
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There is a reason why George Washington is always one of the top three presidents, and it's not because of his prowess as a military leader; it's not because of the incredible innovations in policy that he introduced. It's because he knew when it was time to go.
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I never want to lose sight of my roots... A lot of artists want the riches and the fame. I want to tell stories you can put into the context of your life.
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Art shouldn't be prohibited in public schools when kids in private schools always get it.
