Max Bill Quotes

We call those works of art concrete that came into being on the basis of their inherent resources and rules - without external borrowing from natural phenomena, without transforming those phenomena, in other words: not by abstraction.

Max Bill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: architect
  • Nationality: swiss
  • Birth: December 22, 1908 - December 8, 1994

Topics

ArtWordsRulesConcreteResources

When active duty ends, we have an obligation to uphold our own pledge: a pledge to ensure that every veteran receives the care and benefits they deserve.

John Delaney

CareDutyDeserveActiveOwnPledge

When I worked in theater, I was always writing things on Post-it Notes and sticking them on screens or desks. Twitter has given me a way of continuing to post those notes, only a lot of other people see them, too.

Maureen Johnson

PeopleMeWritingWayAlwaysSee

I was sitting in the looping studio late one night, and I had this epiphany that they weren't paying me for my acting, for God's sake, but to own me. And from then on, it became clear and an awful lot easier to deal with.

Angela Carter

GodMeNightLateActingSitting

Making a summer movie is like accepting a mission impossible: your enemies are everywhere, and if you fail, the studio's never heard of you.

Jeff Giles

ImpossibleMissionYouSummerNever

A king is always a king - and a woman always a woman: his authority and her sex ever stand between them and rational converse.

Mary Shelley

WomanKingStandSexAuthorityHer

When we complain to Egypt's Western allies about whichever autocrat is in power, we are asked, 'But who is the alternative?' It is a question designed to frustrate.

Mona Eltahawy

PowerEgyptQuestionComplainAllies

Christians need a time and place to sanctify themselves. It's important to take the time, and early in the morning is a wonderful time to do it.

Monica Johnson

MorningTimeEarlyPlaceImportant

I watch a lot of U.S. comedy, shows such as 'Eastbound & Down' and 'Veep.' I love Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her character in that show.

Julia Davis

LoveCharacterComedyDownWatch

In my heart of hearts I believe I was made to entertain.

Derek Luke

HeartBelieveI BelieveHeartsMade

My number one goal was not getting 'A's' - and I proved it. I was a 'C' student. You have to be ready to learn. If you're not interesting in learning, it doesn't work. As I grew older and wanted to learn and desperately wanted inside information, learning was a lot easier.

Brian Lamb

WorkLearningLearnInterestingGoal

I've had to do all kinds of jobs to pay the rent. I've even worked in a Cornish tin mine.

Peter Wright

RentPayKindsMineEvenJobs

It's always nice to remember that there was a time when I loved something that I didn't know much about; it just reached my ears and moved me.

Thomas Newman

TimeMeLovedRememberKnowNice

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