Martin Filler Quotes

We take from the art of the past what we need. The variable posthumous reputations of even the greatest artists and the unpredictable revivals of interest in even the most obscure ones tend to reveal more about those who make revisionist assessments than about those who are being reassessed.

Martin Filler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 17, 1948

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Always felt like I did things right, always felt like I did things for the community and did everything well in New Orleans.

Jimmy Graham

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I read everything from comics to magazines to fiction - I learned to read in English, years before being able to speak a word of it, by reading 'National Geographic.'

Alvaro Enrigue

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I can be a goofball sometimes. I love having a good time and being carefree.

Spencer Boldman

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The 1980s were fantastic. This was a time when we were at the peak of our creative work. The question of whether we would exist or not - something which everybody used to ask, including ourselves - stopped. Profits kept pace with growth requirements. HCL had credibility - that was the biggest barrier we had to break.

Shiv Nadar

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The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train up the mountain, and it's icy, and I'm in bare feet.

Mary Higgins Clark

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I don't actually believe in the genre of comedy. Sometimes when I watch comedies, I can't see the soul of the show. I want to be able to laugh and cry. That is where the magic is. I'm trying to get to that place.

Michaela Coel

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Most Americans are very responsible.

Michael Moore

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I may be a lifelong 'downtowner,' but Central Park really is the most amazing and the most beautiful part of New York City.

Moby

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In a top team, you always have very big competition between players, and for me, that's not a problem at all.

Arjen Robben

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There are many powerful men and women in mobile. I'm fortunate to be part of that group. By no means do I think I'm the most powerful person.

Sundar Pichai

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I always loved as a kid reading 'Spider-Man,' and the 'Fantastic Four' would show up... it was all about that larger universe.

Peyton Reed

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One good thing about being in business is you learn to compromise. And so you learn to strike a deal that maybe isn't what you were looking for but is better than what you've got.

Shahid Khan

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