April Gornik Quotes

I've dreamed landscapes for years, and my dreams play an enormous role in my work. In fact, when I first started doing landscapes I felt insecure about painting in this style, and the dreams were like positive omens for me, and I've done a few paintings that were exact replicas of images that came to me in dreams.

April Gornik

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PositiveWorkDreamsStylePainting

Everybody has a country side to them, as I do.

Robin Zander

CountrySideEverybodyThem

My feeling is that the English are naturally anti-Semitic.

Miriam Margolyes

FeelingEnglishAnti-Semitic

Dust jackets are always something of an enigma to me.

Joyce Carol Oates

MeAlwaysDustEnigmaSomething

The highly functional infrastructure that surrounds us, particularly in the West, is a gift from our ancestors: the comparatively uncorrupt political and economic systems, the technology, the wealth, the lifespan, the freedom, the luxury, and the opportunity.

Jordan Peterson

TechnologyOpportunityFreedomGift

In 10th grade, I was kicking it with the seniors. I introduced myself, and they were like, 'Yeah, Demetrius is cool, but we're gonna call you Pac.' That was it! It could be worse!

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

MyselfCoolYouSeniorsCallWorse

I'm 78. We've lost a lot of our great stars. I can't hang out with those who aren't here. The phone service to Heaven is so bad, you know. But I get to visit with their memories.

Debbie Reynolds

StarsMemoriesGreatServiceYou

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

Wolfgang Ketterle

GoalsHappyWorldLimitsPushGoal

I think it's in human nature to want to have more, to compete with the other and, at some level, to be dissatisfied if someone else has more than you.

Pico Iyer

NatureThinkSomeoneHuman Nature

You're either a person with a conscience, or you're not. I think I've got quite a fine conscience.

Peter Morgan

ThinkYouPersonConscienceFine

Investors tend to avoid food companies.

Shervin Pishevar

FoodAvoidCompaniesTendInvestors

There's a view of Montana writing that seems stage-managed by the Chamber of Commerce - it's all about writers like A. B. Guthrie and Ivan Doig. It used to bother me that nobody had a scene where somebody was delivering a pizza.

Thomas McGuane

PizzaMeWritingViewNobodyUsed

When the team's not playing well offensively, it's always a problem for me because I'm not an individualistic player.

Thomas Muller

MeTeamProblemAlwaysPlayingWell

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