Claes Oldenburg Quotes

My struggle has been to return painting to the tangible object, which is like returning the personality to touching and feeling the world around it, to offset the tendency to vagueness and abstraction. To remind people of practical activity, to suggest the sense and not to escape from the senses.

Claes Oldenburg

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I've seen a lot of women give up after they've had three or four bad gigs in a row. It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally.

Jo Brand

WomenLearnBadThreeDifficultUp

A clear conscience is a sure card.

John Lyly

ConscienceClearSureCard

If I have the honor of being confirmed by the Senate, I will make it my highest priority to restore the public's confidence in the FBI and to re-earn the faith and trust of the American people.

Robert Mueller

ConfidenceFaithTrustPeopleHonor

I am actually on Facebook, but I only have one friend. It's a private account, and I have one friend. Mark Zuckerberg.

Andy Samberg

FriendI AmMarkFacebookOnlyAm

I would say that nanotech's worth paying attention to no matter what your background because if you look far enough into the future, it'll impact just about any industry you can think of.

Steve Jurvetson

FutureThinkImpactAttentionLook

I think it's not up to Congress to dictate what the right amount of diversity is, but I think it's Congress' place to ask the question, to any industry, in talking about what's going on out there. Is there a lack of preparation of the community to be ready to be involved in that industry?

Tony Cardenas

CommunityDiversityPreparationThink

I'm the youngest of 12 children. And although I was the youngest, I tried to organize things in my family. When there were disputes, I tried to mediate.

Ruth J. Simmons

FamilyChildrenThingsOrganizeWere

Links are formed karmically on the earth and then continue between death and a new birth. Those who are able to see into the spiritual world perceive how the dead person gradually makes more and more links - all of which are the outcome of karmic connections formed on earth.

Rudolf Steiner

DeathSpiritualWorldConnections

The public school system doesn't get everybody. Every generation has its rebels.

Rush Limbaugh

SchoolGenerationSystemGetPublic

If you are strong, and you are fighting the weak for any period of time, you are going to become weak yourself. If you behave like a coward, then you are going to become cowardly - it's only a question of time.

Martin Van Creveld

TimeYourselfStrongFightingYou

I release my scoops strategically.

Mike Cernovich

ReleaseStrategically

I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.

Michel de Montaigne

MyselfWorldNeverMiracleMonster

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