John Berger Quotes

A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work - related far more directly to the demands of communication.

John Berger

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 5, 1926 - January 2, 2017

Topics

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It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle.

Andre Gide

PeopleSome PeopleAlwaysNextAway

I wanted to be a huge star and I have failed.

John Otway

StarWantedFailedHugeHuge Star

Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves.

Maximilien Robespierre

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Moving from chair to chair, from coffee machine to coffee machine is the limit of my action in most films. But I enjoy being cast in them because I love watching them.

Stephen Fry

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Occasionally, I'll direct if there's something I feel strongly about. Having done it has whetted my appetite to do it again, but I don't feel an internal pressure to direct. It certainly will make me a better producer, because I'm more empathetic; I really appreciate now what the director is going through every day.

Stanley R. Jaffe

DayMeAppreciatePressureBetter

I hated myself for so many reasons, and I thought so many things were my fault that happened to me growing up.

Mary J. Blige

MyselfMeGrowing UpThoughtGrowing

My favorite color is jungle green. At least, that's what it said on the side of my favorite crayon in first grade. I don't know if it's an official color.

Mike Posner

GreenColorJungleKnowSaidFirst

Metaphors are dangerous. Love begins with a metaphor. Which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetic memory.

Milan Kundera

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I love this country, and I won't let losing an election force me away from the process.

Jason Kander

LoveLosingMeProcessElection

'This guy's a clown! He's just all talk!' I've heard that many times in my career. And then they're sleeping in the middle of the octagon.

Conor McGregor

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When I first walked into Uber, it was very difficult because people were unsure about what was going to happen - there was a real sense of powerlessness.

Bozoma Saint John

PeopleDifficultFirstRealHappen

Supposedly, some writers work in rowdy coffee shops or compose whole novels to Megadeth, but when I write, I wear a pair of chainsaw operator's earmuffs.

Anthony Doerr

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