Arthur Boyd Quotes

Art doesn't alter things. It points things out, but it doesn't alter them. It can't, no matter what a painter wants to do.

Arthur Boyd

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: July 20, 1920 - April 24, 1999

Topics

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I'm totally in control of this tiny, tiny world right there at the typewriter.

Joan Didion

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I was the first advertising person who people could identify with.

Jerry Della Femina

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I've always been a leader in the push for revenue sharing.

Jerry Reinsdorf

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I think 'Nathan for You' is a really funny show, along with 'The Grinder' and 'Baskets.' I really like 'Man Seeking Woman.' It's the coolest show because they just do weird stuff, and it doesn't feel weird; they make it normal somehow, which I applaud. And 'Broad City' - I think those guys are awesome.

Anders Holm

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My best experiences with movies have come when I didn't know what to see.

Jean Paul Gaultier

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One of the most extraordinary and all-encompassing forms of communication is music. It reaches places that all kinds of other things cannot reach. I'll put my cards on the table: I think it is our greatest language.

Simon Rattle

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As long as ISIS is not overtly losing, they'll continue to be perceived as winners.

Ron Johnson

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I have spent most of my life working with mental illness. I have been president of the world's largest association of mental-illness workers, and I am all for more funding for mental-health care and research - but not in the vain hope that it will curb violence.

Martin Seligman

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A stylist might say you look amazing in anything. Your family will always tell you if you look a complete idiot.

Mika

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I've been to Chicago a lot - it's one of my favorite places. My wife is from Chicago, and I worked in the theater there a lot.

Christopher Walken

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I remember, playing in college especially, I cried in almost every game I played. I just felt so much stress and pressure that I was letting everyone down if I didn't score a goal or win the game. I carried that weight with me into every game.

Christen Press

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I like to take afternoon naps in the nude.

Cleo Moore

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