Chris Ofili Quotes

I was an altar boy and heard the Bible being read out repeatedly. The stories have stayed with me, although they're completely remixed in my head. And often, when I do further reading, I'm quite surprised by the difference between the real story and my memory of the story.

Chris Ofili

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: October 10, 1968

Topics

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When you're writing there's a deep, deep level of concentration way below your normal self. This strange voice, these strange sentences come out of you.

John Banville

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The Internet is the first technology since the printing press which could lower the cost of a great education and, in doing so, make that cost-benefit analysis much easier for most students. It could allow American schools to service twice as many students as they do now, and in ways that are both effective and cost-effective.

John Katzman

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To my mind, the education of children - girl children, specifically - is what really creates an enlightened society. It creates a liberal society.

Anand Mahindra

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My first memories of music were country music and Ronnie Milsap. Where I grew up, it was what you listened to. And anything else, you were somewhat out of place.

Luke Bryan

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For some reason, I find that in the course of my career I've worked with more women than most men have.

Chris O'Dowd

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Tom Waits is someone who has really struck me, ever since I was a kid. He's really a big deal for me.

Brian Fallon

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Bullfighting is every bit as ghoulish and savage as its critics warn, but it is equally as powerful and moving as its supporters insist. Perhaps the most vexing aspect about it is that neither group is wrong: they are both telling the truth.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

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I just feel that 'The Color Purple,' which was my 10th book, was a true gift from my ancestors.

Alice Walker

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Presidential election campaigns offer a unique opportunity to educate the public and engage in an intelligent dialogue on issues of national importance.

Thomas Hauser

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We tend to connect bad food and bad habits with romance and sex.

Marilu Henner

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Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them.

Linus Torvalds

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Since the Second World War, as female expectations and opportunities have risen, becoming a royal woman - and remaining a royal woman - has seemed less and less an attractive proposition.

Linda Colley

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