Cecily Brown Quotes

Often, I find it really hard to see what I'm doing when I'm in the thick of things. I can get too precious and have to force myself to put my paintings aside. There's a wall in my studio where I hang paintings that I think are done or nearly done. Over time, I'll realise which ones are working and which aren't.

Cecily Brown

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When I originally came to the U.S., my mother came with a couple hundred dollars to her name. I didn't know we were struggling because she hid that from me. But it was definitely a struggle to get through life and get through school.

Jidenna

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Boy George is all England needs - another queen who can't dress.

Joan Rivers

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I feel connected to that idea of wanting to belong to something, to have a sense of purpose as a man on the planet.

Jeremy Renner

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When I was little, I would always try and look into the television screen along the sides. I kept thinking if you looked in there, you could see what was happening off camera.

Andrea Riseborough

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I don't know whether crime is dictating business or business is dictating crime.

Andrew Dominik

BusinessKnowCrimeWhether

Whether we buy into the rhetoric or not, one thing has been made clear: Illegal immigration is a problem reaching a breaking point, and something must be done.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

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America's workers deserve a clean vote on a $7.25 increase, with no strings attached. Such an increase helps everyone and hurts no one.

John Sweeney

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If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.

Tracy Kidder

ChildhoodHappyYouDwellHadTends

When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it on big apartments or cars. And I still feel exactly the same way.

Robin Wright

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One of my first real parts was 'Crash' - that won the Oscar.

Michael Pena

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A lot of artists that I've met let me know they're huge fans of mine.

DMX

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You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

Douglas Coupland

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