Gerhard Richter Quotes

I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting - of art in general - which we have lost, but which places obligations on us.

Gerhard Richter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: February 9, 1932

Topics

GreatArtMyselfCulturePainting

My colleagues on the Board of Governors and I understand the value of having a diverse financial system that includes a large and vibrant contingent of community banks.

Jerome Powell

CommunityValueColleaguesFinancial

You'll find that no pride is greater than the pride that comes with being thick. Britain is filled with people who are really proud of their stupidity.

Andrew O'Hagan

StupidityPeopleProudPrideYou

I remember that I started playing brass - not so much because I had a calling but because I thought it looked cool.

Max Martin

CoolThoughtRememberPlayingMuch

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

Ambrose Bierce

BeautyPowerWomanHusbandLover

If we treated politics like more of a profession, like it should be, we would all be a lot better off.

Stephen J. Dubner

PoliticsBetterMoreOffWouldLike

You work to earn money. But in Japan, that idea has a bad image, and you're not supposed to say that.

Shuji Nakamura

WorkMoneyYouBadSayImage

The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.

Robert Anthony

RelationshipWhoControlsLeast

As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual. It made you understand what God was. We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.

Mary J. Blige

LifeMotherLiveMusicGodChild

Only the best books are special. Why? Because they open our eyes, touch us, excite us, extend us.

Michael Morpurgo

EyesBestSpecialWhyTouchOpen

America used to be proud of abstraction, and we have fallen away from it. The future depends on people trying to promote that abstract thinking. Not just in relation to music and jazz and the arts, but the economy, social strife, tension between people.

Jason Moran

FutureMusicPeopleProudThinking

One is guilty of all abjection that one does not help to relieve.

Jose Marti

HelpGuiltyRelieveDoes

As a child, I lived through and survived the segregated South. I sat at the back of the bus at a time when America wasn't yet as great as it could be. As a grown woman, I saw the first black president reach down a hand and touch the face of a child like I once was, lifting his eyes toward a better future.

Donna Brazile

FutureEyesGreatTimeWomanChild

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