Kerry James Marshall Quotes

Paintings don't just happen. I am not a proponent of the idea of an artist as someone who kind of magically makes things and has no real control or isn't willfully producing a certain kind of thing. It is labor-intensive, and it is research-intensive. You are making one decision after another, trying to get at something you think is important.

Kerry James Marshall

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 17, 1955

Topics

DecisionI AmControlThinkSomeone

As an actor, you think to yourself, 'I want to do good work,' but you also want the work that you do to make an impact in some way.

Jimmy Smits

WorkGoodYourselfGood WorkThink

I haven't had trouble with writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, cliched writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn't have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments.

Jennifer Egan

GoodWritingVoiceThinkMoments

Well, I've ruffled a few feathers at all the institutions I've led. But I think that's part of leadership.

Robert M. Gates

LeadershipThinkFeathersWellPart

Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book.

Anita Desai

DisappointmentBookMotivationWrite

Quitting has always been the worst possible thing you can do in sports. It's downright un-American.

Steve Rushin

SportsYouPossibleWorstAlways

I'm a gentleman.

Rod Stewart

Gentleman

Harlem for me is Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Washington, D.C., in one place. You have very significant churches that have had national ramifications. At the same time, you have politics. On top of all that, you have entertainment because you have 70 years of music that came out of here, and if you scratch that, gangsterism happens.

Mike Colter

MusicTimePoliticsMeVegasYou

The style depends on the subject.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

StyleSubjectDepends

When I started I'd fly across the country to do a gig for a hundred bucks.

David Spade

FlyCountryStartedAcrossGig

I will veto any tax increase.

Susana Martinez

TaxWillVetoAnyIncrease

Both my father and I remodeled our homes but were quite careful about preserving the history and unique character of the community.

Peter Sperling

FatherCharacterCommunityHistory

Whenever I get a good script, I don't care whether it's telly or theatre or big screen - I'm not bothered.

Pete Postlethwaite

GoodTheatreCareBigScreenGet

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