Norman McLaren Quotes

The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made.

Norman McLaren

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: April 11, 1914 - January 27, 1987

Topics

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If you're struggling, it's easy to feel powerless until you take control of it and assert what you want. I can understand that feeling. I can understand how it feels to be alone, to not want to get help from people and to not trust people who are actually wanting the best for you. I feel like that's true for a lot of people, actually.

Andrew Haigh

AloneTrustBestPeopleControlYou

I'm focused on giving Argentinians better opportunities.

Mauricio Macri

OpportunitiesBetterGivingFocused

Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write.

Michael Caine

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I don't think the philosophy really changes between men and women. I think golf courses need to become more distance-friendly overall. I think golf courses almost need to develop a more generic set of tees instead of calling them black, blue, red or whatever.

Amy Alcott

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I will work in partnership with the Government, all political parties, and civil society to safeguard and advance the future of all Singaporeans.

Tony Tan

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Analog sounds so much better. I frankly can't listen to digital audio for more than a few hours without really starting to hate what I'm listening to. Even decent 24-bit digital resolution really irritates me after a while.

Tom Scholz

HateMeListeningBetterResolution

It would actually feel forced or unnatural to try to do a different singing style or to try to change my sound completely.

Mitski

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The larger your audience, the smaller your vocabulary and range of referents - the fewer your means of expression. You can't rely on the luxury of intimacy.

Joshua Cohen

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Being a Barrymore didn't help me, other than giving me a great sense of pride and a strange spiritual sense that I felt OK about having the passion to act. It made sense because my whole family had done it and it helped rationalise it for me.

Drew Barrymore

FamilyPassionGreatSpiritualMe

I like women, but you can't always trust them. Some of them are big liars, like this one woman I met who had a dog. I asked her her dog's name and then I asked, 'Does he bite?' and she said, 'No.' And I said, 'So how does he eat?' Liar!

Demetri Martin

DogWomenTrustWomanLiarName

What I was most curious about was why Armstrong, a top U.S. Navy test pilot, flying the most advanced aircraft in the world, would want to join the astronaut corps in 1962, which included chimpanzees and monkeys.

Douglas Brinkley

CuriousWorldFlyingWantTestNavy

Every great story leaves you questioning. If all of the questions are answered, and everything is resolved, it's boring. There's nothing to talk about afterwards.

Chris Zylka

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