Andrei Tarkovsky Quotes

An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldn't exist, for the artist doesn't live in a vacuum. Some sort of pressure must exist. The artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldn't look for harmony but would simply live in it.

Andrei Tarkovsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: April 4, 1932 - December 29, 1986

Topics

WorkLiveArtManNot PerfectWorld

The adoption of gloves for all contests will do more to preserve the practice of boxing than any other conceivable means. It will give pugilism new life, not only as a professional boxer's art, but as a general exercise.

John Boyle O'Reilly

LifeArtPracticeNew LifeExercise

He was an Italian kid traveling in China, and I'm of Italian decent with a fascination for China. So, I always felt this connection to him and lived vicariously through the travels of Marco Polo.

John Fusco

ConnectionKidHimAlwaysChina

John Lithgow was absolutely wonderful in 'Dexter,' there's no doubt about it.

Robert Morse

DoubtWonderfulAbsolutelyNo Doubt

Having kids makes you think about the world differently.

Tony Fadell

WorldThinkYouKidsDifferently

The more rarefied a life you live, the easier it is to think that those who don't share it could be demonised. To find the common humanity becomes more of a struggle the more you surround yourself with nice things.

Rory Kinnear

LifeLiveStruggleYourselfThink

Everything I write is about me.

Mika

MeWriteEverythingAboutI Write

I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three positions, and I usually boost the mid-range frequency, I lowered the frequency that I boost, and that goes out to the sound system, too.

Mike Gordon

ChangeThinkThreeSoundRealOut

I have had the good fortune to see how my articles have directly benefited some farmers and helped build markets for their products in a way that preserves land from development. That makes me a hopeless optimist.

Michael Pollan

GoodMeBuildDevelopmentWayLand

Governments are not always right.

Jose Manuel Barroso

RightAlwaysGovernments

In a lifetime, the recipe always needs amending - more of this, a little less of that, what to do now that the cake has fallen.

Deb Caletti

CakeNowMoreAlwaysRecipeLittle

When you go into a 'WWE' ring, you know you're going to compete. You know that things are going to hurt. It is a dangerous, dangerous place. No matter what people think or say, it's a very, very dangerous thing.

Bray Wyatt

PeopleThinkHurtYouPlaceKnow

I think with 'Modern Family,' you'll struggle to find anything better. It's brilliantly, brilliantly written.

Brendan O'Carroll

FamilyStruggleThinkBetterYou

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