John Singer Sargent Quotes

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

John Singer Sargent

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 12, 1856 - April 14, 1925

Topics

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The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move.

Max Lerner

BestLearnYouLateLyingProve

I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.

Anna Deavere Smith

FoolWorldUpside DownThinkDown

When you look at the big issues post-9/11 in the United States, whether it's water boarding, warantless wire tapping, surveillance, Gitmo, black sites rendition, all of those have been legal. Nobody has gone to jail for those programs.

Matt Apuzzo

WaterBlackLegalYouLookNobody

I've learned through experience of playing different characters, some of whom were jerks, that when you play a character who is pretentious or obnoxious, in any way, it's important to knock them down a peg.

Jonah Hill

CharacterExperienceYouDownPlay

I prefer the paycheck of television and the experience of theater.

Deirdre Lovejoy

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I feel really lucky. My fans are incredibly loyal. They encourage me to keep going. I feel more torn, trying to fulfill what my kids need. It's really huge. They're doing so well.

Corin Tucker

Keep GoingMeFeelDoingTrying

We've got to get women to sit at the table.

Sheryl Sandberg

WomenTableSitGotGet

I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

HomeHopeProudI CanMakePakistan

I'd rather send out a mass email then hang posters all over the place.

Todd Barry

PlaceOverOutEmailHangRather

I worry about what I can control, and that's come out and improve every day, enjoy the process, count your blessings, and work extremely hard.

Tim Tebow

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America's armed forces are an essential background to much of what the U.S. accomplishes internationally.

Richard N. Haass

AmericaBackgroundForcesMuchArmed

Oasis were the last great, traditional rock-n'-roll band. We came along before the Internet so, if you wanted to see us, you had to be there. It makes me feel like a righteous old man.

Noel Gallagher

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