Jasper Johns Quotes

I often find that having an idea in my head prevents me from doing something else. Working is therefore a way of getting rid of an idea.

Jasper Johns

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MeDoingFindWayHeadSomething

A boundary is really something artificial we made up. The ecosystem and landscape continue.

Michael Frome

LandscapeUpSomethingEcosystem

We should work for simple, good, undecorated things, but things which are in harmony with the human being and organically suited to the little man in the street.

Alvar Aalto

WorkGoodSimpleManHarmonyStreet

Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land.

Roland Joffe

GoodStandLandTopWatchingBottom

America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States.

Rudy Giuliani

PoliceBetterAmericaSkiesNeed

The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest.

Roseanne Barr

HeartManWayThroughChestHis

I keep going because if you stop, you stop. Why retire? Inspire.

Mickey Rooney

Keep GoingInspireYouStopWhy

For bedtime reading, I usually curl up with a good monograph on quantum physics or string theory, my specialty. But since I was a child, I have been fascinated by science fiction. My all-time favorite is 'The Foundation Trilogy,' by Isaac Asimov.

Michio Kaku

GoodScienceChildReadingPhysics

Novels are a kind of experiment in selfhood, for the reader as well as for the author.

Jonathan Dee

KindExperimentWellNovelsReader

The mountains are a demanding, cold place, and they don't allow for mistakes.

Conrad Anker

MistakesMountainsColdPlaceAllow

The crowd makes the ballgame.

Ty Cobb

SportsCrowdMakesBallgame

Work hard, take it seriously, embrace your ambition. And when you're not doing that, do something - whatever it happens to be - that taps into the part of you that makes you forget about all the rest of it.

Ryan Holiday

WorkWork HardAmbitionRestDoing

I want to make sure my family's straight.

Lil Wayne

FamilyWantSureMakeStraight

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