Josef Albers Quotes

It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible.

Josef Albers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: March 19, 1888 - March 25, 1976

Topics

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So-called designer bags are useless, and most are also ugly, faddish and overpriced. Pared down and sleek is always best.

Joan Collins

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Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color.

John David Washington

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It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self-deception.

Robert Motherwell

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I think I probably tend to make life hard for myself by taking on too many things. I call it plate spinning.

Rory Bremner

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I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel.

Rose Tremain

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I don't even think of going to Europe as going to another country now.

Michael Kors

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For me, music and life are all about style.

Miles Davis

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I came to America at the age of 17 as an exchange student, and a year later, I was a student at Dartmouth. I would say that the rather weak foundation of my Christianity was effectively battered at Dartmouth. I've had mostly a secular career. But I became intellectually interested in Christianity again in my mid-30s.

Dinesh D'Souza

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Although I feel very French, a part of my heart is in the States. When my brother and I arrived, we didn't really speak any English, and when we left, that's all we spoke when we played together. It was just a beautiful place to grow up.

Delphine Arnault

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Before I ever had my record deal, I just had a publishing deal over at Sony ATV. I had that title, 'Flatliner,' and just the idea of a girl stopping everybody's heart - just kind of a fun idea.

Cole Swindell

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As our parents planted for us, so will we plant for our children. When Charlie and I began our philanthropic journey, we wanted to focus our resources on planting seeds that would help perpetuate Jewish values and traditions for future generations and also contribute to repairing our world.

Lynn Schusterman

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I think a lot of people miss what I've done in the MMA world. How I was able to market and control the industry so that people wanted to watch my fights. If you look at the fights I've been involved in - in the SEG UFC, in Japan, for Zuffa and today, they have been fights that have turned companies around.

Ken Shamrock

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