Glenn Ligon Quotes

My mother used to say that when I told her that I wanted to be an artist, her famous line was, 'The only artists I've ever heard of are dead.' It just wasn't in her experience... I don't think she had a sense that one could be an artist, because there wasn't anyone in my family who had done that.

Glenn Ligon

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I switch off lights like a maniac. I drive at reasonable speeds so that I don't waste petrol.

Joanna Lumley

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If I'm at the front line and refuse to treat a patient, it's considered a crime. As a physician, this is my oath. I'm going to treat everyone regardless.

Joanne Liu

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It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.

Andrew Jackson

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Frankly, no one had ever asked me before. My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about.

Anna Paquin

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Fortunately, I have always played younger than what I am.

Anita Hassanandani Reddy

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My outlook was, 'You're not my moms; you can't tell me what to do.' I got expelled from about 20 schools.

Tory Lanez

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I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes.

Rita Ora

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Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.

Robertson Davies

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Homemade sweaters are always itchy.

Mo Rocca

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If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters.

Demetri Martin

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I like that original romance of having a pen and a legal pad and going anywhere in the world and being able to write a novel with just those two things.

Alice McDermott

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I would love to work with PJ Harvey some day.

Sharon Van Etten

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