Henri Matisse Quotes

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.

Henri Matisse

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: December 31, 1869 - November 3, 1954

Topics

CreativeRoseRosesForgetNothing

I don't do many social events in the fashion industry. Instead, I go to things like the MTV awards because that's where I fit in - wearing a yellow tuxedo and no shirt on a red carpet.

Jeremy Scott

RedYellowFashionGoAwardsEvents

The BBC can be infuriating at times but I love it with a passion.

John Sweeney

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I think God's going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.

Steven Wright

GodThinkDownCivilizationOver

My dad is a huge rock n' roll lead guitar fan.

Slash

GuitarRockLeadRollFanHuge

I already had top 10 records before 'Sunshine Superman,' with 'Catch the Wind' and 'Colors,' but this was a real breakthrough for me. It was a consciousness change for songwriting, as people are now saying I initiated the psychedelic revolution with this album, 'Sunshine Superman.'

Donovan

ChangeSunshinePeopleWindColors

I live for the Red Sox. I thoroughly enjoy them. For whatever reason, baseball has been a lot more fun for me in recent years. I loosely follow the Patriots and I root for them. I loosely follow the Celtics and then it gets to playoff time and I don't miss a game. Same with the Bruins. I'm not the diehard fan anymore.

Doug Flutie

LiveTimeBaseballFunRedMe

I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.

Christie Hefner

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It's only an advantage as an actor - looking younger than you are. If you can maintain it.

Cillian Murphy

LookingYouActorAdvantageOnly

When I was preparing 'Kiss Me, Kate,' I did go to the Museum of Broadcasting and watched an old kinescope of Alfred Drake doing the role on a television special. It was interesting, but I didn't feel any need to try to copy him.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

KissMeFeelInterestingDoingCopy

As long as you're in an environment where the worth of the project isn't based on the project but what its predecessors did, it's not truly inclusive.

Ava DuVernay

EnvironmentLongWorthYouProject

One of the reasons it's important for me to write about war is I really think that the concept of war, the specifics of war, the nature of war, the ethical ambiguities of war, are introduced too late to children. I think they can hear them, understand them, know about them, at a much younger age without being scared to death by the stories.

Suzanne Collins

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There is no reason why EPA's role should ebb and flow based on a particular administration or a particular administrator.

Scott Pruitt

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