Agnes Martin Quotes
Inspiration is pervasive but not a power.It's a peaceful thing.It is a consolation even to plants and animals.Do not think that it is unique.If it were unique no one would be able to respond to your work.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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I think Twitter is the future of communications and Square will be the payment network.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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In the end, you have to write like you're not afraid of the critics.
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To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in.
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I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.' No, they don't.
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There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity.
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My big fight is not in the movie and I don't understand that decision but I know he's right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I'm a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk.
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How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?
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Petty laws breed great crimes.
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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
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Inspiration is pervasive but not a power.It's a peaceful thing.It is a consolation even to plants and animals.Do not think that it is unique.If it were unique no one would be able to respond to your work.
