Bill Plympton Quotes

I think it's part of the responsibility of an artist to shock, to upset, to make people think differently, and to surprise people. And that's where the good humor is, if there's a surprise and there's something unexpected. Something that's not normal, not in the realm of general living expectations.

Bill Plympton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 30, 1946

Topics

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I don't want anyone to ever feel they are alone and no one likes them, or to feel as insecure as I did.

Jessie James Decker

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The process was remarkably cathartic. I'd sit and listen to my father's voice - having not heard some of these tapes for 30 years and hearing his voice laying me down for a nap, our giggles and cooking dinner - and I remembered all those wonderful days. Normal days.

Jennifer Grant

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Part of what my work has always been about is to show that the apocalyptic character of the gospel makes the everyday possible. It gives us the time that lets us care for one another as we are ill, helps us care for one another as we experience broken relationships, and helps us take the time to worship God in a world of such violence.

Stanley Hauerwas

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Grilled salmon and brown pasta works for me every time.

Steven Gerrard

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I'm just more comfortable in my own skin now.

Michelle Branch

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Sometimes I'm on a TV set, and I can't feel what I'm supposed to feel as that character because I've not worked my way up to that point. I think there's a bit more insecurity on a set - you've got to blag it, or you've got to do what you've been paid a lot of money to do in a very short space of time.

Michael Socha

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Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

Louisa May Alcott

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I like 'The Office.' I particularly like the British version with Ricky Gervais. Of course, I liked the 'Seinfeld' show a lot. I thought that was an awfully good show.

Dick Van Dyke

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I've always hated authority from an early age. And authority have always hated me.

Dr. Dre

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Never let anyone go home feeling bad at night. You can bark away during the day, but you must always put that right.

Anouska Hempel

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They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

Publilius Syrus

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