John Constable Quotes

I know dock leaves pretty well, but I should not attempt to introduce them into a picture without having them before me.

John Constable

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 11, 1776 - March 31, 1837

Topics

MePictureKnowWithoutPrettyWell

I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

Jessica Savitch

LifeSuccessMeSurpriseMy Life

I'm sure there was some part of his soul was intrinsically happy, but he probably had to go through some permutations to really get that to blossom. I'm sure Dad had his challenges, but I think that joy was there from the beginning and he had to find a way to make his life support that and express that.

Jennifer Grant

LifeBeginningSoulJoySupport

As a kid, all I thought about was death. But you can't tell your parents that.

Maurice Sendak

DeathParentsThoughtYouKidTell

Most of the contract people at MGM stayed and stayed and stayed. Why? Because the studio looked after them. Warner Brothers wouldn't - they were always spanking somebody or selling them down the river.

Ann Rutherford

RiverPeopleSellingDownWhyMost

I don't know any artists that are really emotionally well adjusted. In fact, I think we're all pretty much insane.

Jeff Buckley

ThinkKnowPrettyWellArtistsFact

If we call ourselves children of God, then others are also children of God.

Sri Chinmoy

GodChildrenOthersCallOurselves

'La Mancha' was a gift from me to me. I never thought for a minute it was going to be a hit.

Mitch Leigh

MeGiftThoughtNeverMinuteGoing

People must realize that a crime motivated by racial or ethnic prejudice against one group is a crime against all of us.

Jose Serrano

PeopleGroupCrimePrejudiceRealize

I go train, and like with Conan, I'm in leather, and with Drogo, I'm in leather or armor or something else. I'm not in my adidas sweat suit or my matching tracksuit pants to go work out. I got too busy of a day. I've got my boots.

Jason Momoa

WorkDayBusyBootsTrainSweat

Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it's not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation.

Chuck Close

WorkCloudsWaitYouMoreSalvation

When I was 15, I worked at a dry cleaner because I wanted Abercrombie & Fitch jeans. My mom told me I could have $20 jeans, not $70 jeans, unless I was willing to work for them. So I did!

Ashley Greene

WorkMeMomJeansDryWilling

I think we are faced in medicine with the reality that we have to be willing to talk about our failures and think hard about them, even despite the malpractice system. I mean, there are things that we can do to make that system better.

Atul Gawande

MedicineThinkRealityBetterTalk

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