Leonora Carrington Quotes

In the political confusion and the torrid heat, I convinced myself that Madrid was the world's stomach and that I had been chosen for the task of restoring this digestive organ to health.

Leonora Carrington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 6, 1917 - May 25, 2011

Topics

HealthMyselfWorldPoliticalHeat

I walk on a stage, and I know if it's been a good show or not. You know when it's been a good interview. No one has to tell you. You know it. You feel it. You can feel the air. You can feel everything about it when it's a good show. And you know when you've messed up.

Joan Rivers

GoodWalkFeelYouMessed UpKnow

I've been getting diverse roles.

John Boyega

BeenRolesGettingDiverse

I wanted to be an abstract painter, but I was rotten at it.

Jenny Holzer

AbstractPainterRottenWanted

I don't wish my career on anyone.

John Entwistle

WishCareerAnyone

I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter.

Mel Brooks

LoveWritingSongwriterSongsI Love

Private businesses ought to get to discriminate.

John Stossel

GetOughtDiscriminatePrivate

People are going to figure out that I don't know anything. I always thought I'd be discredited in the end.

Sonia Rykiel

PeopleThoughtEndKnowAnything

About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the elements. For the first time I saw the elegance of scientific theory and its predictive power.

Sidney Altman

PowerTimeBookEleganceTableSaw

I am inspired by many young women, not only in my industry but across others.

Sigrid

WomenI AmYoungOthersIndustryAm

Beliefs about how lying looks are plentiful and often contradictory: depending on whom you choose to believe, liars can be detected because they fidget a lot, hold very still, cross their legs, cross their arms, look up, look down, make eye contact or fail to make eye contact.

Robin Marantz Henig

EyeBelieveYouChooseLookDown

Every chick I try to intimidate in a different way. You have to think about their personality. You have to think about what would get under that particular person's skin the most.

Ronda Rousey

PersonalityThinkYouPersonSkin

You know what ends up on the markdown racks? All the weird colors. Guys don't wear orange or citron.

Mickey Drexler

ColorsWeirdYouKnowOrangeUp

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