Agnes Martin Quotes
When we realize that we can see life we gradually give up the things that stand in the way of our complete awareness. As we paint we move along step by step. We realize that we are guided in our work by awareness of life.
Quotes to Explore
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You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.
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My hunger is always there.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when we moved to America, it was just the typical thing except I was really good at it; so was my brother.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.
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I don't trust that many people. Just my mother and my wife and a couple of friends. When I trust people, it doesn't end well.
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People tend to compartmentalize themselves into IT people, and movie star people, and scientists, but when we share our perspectives about nature, we find a common denominator.
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It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
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My personal trainer is an ex-dancer so we do a lot of ballet and jazz.
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I've learned that I've got to keep level-headed.
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It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.
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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
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I'm a big Michael Lewis fan. That said, my favorite Lewis book was 'The Blind Side.'
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Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and therefore makes me uneasy; and I am angry with him who makes me uneasy.
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One of the most, in a weird way, encouraging things a director can say to an actor - I know this as an actor - is when you ask them a question, they say, I don't know - 'cause it means there's some space there for you to find out. And it means that there's going to be a process.
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I love how music and fashion are so similar. We need each other.
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I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.
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Your best teacher is your last mistake.
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When we realize that we can see life we gradually give up the things that stand in the way of our complete awareness. As we paint we move along step by step. We realize that we are guided in our work by awareness of life.
