Bill Viola Quotes

If you look at landscape in historical terms, you realize that most of the time we have been on Earth as a species, what has fallen on our retina is landscape, not images of buildings and cars and street lights.

Bill Viola

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 25, 1951

Topics

TimeLandscapeYouBuildingsLook

What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

PathNeverCrookedCannotStraight

I don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable.

John Lydon

MeLiarsJustTolerateLiesLike

We need journalists to be fearless and hold power to account.

Robert Rinder

PowerFearlessNeedHoldAccount

You know, you should really look at where Mitt has led his life, and where he's been financially. He's a very generous person. We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person that is trying to hide things, or do things? No.

Ann Romney

LifeThinkChurchYearYouLook

Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

Louis XVIII of France

KingsPolitenessPunctuality

Good food is good food. It doesn't have to come with pretense.

Christina Tosi

GoodFoodGood FoodComePretense

I love to argue. I've always loved to argue. And I love to point out the weaknesses of the opposing arguments. It may well be that I'm something of a shin kicker. It may well be that I'm something of a contrarian.

Antonin Scalia

LoveLovedAlwaysOutPointMay

You go through life and learn valuable lessons.

Shahid Khan

LifeLearnYouGoThroughValuable

Any time I go to a hospital, the doctors treat me like an equal, and I'm terrified I'll be in the delivery room, and the doctor will say, 'Noah. Noah, why don't you get a hand in here?' and I'll pass out or throw up and be horribly embarrassed.

Noah Wyle

TimeMeDoctorTreatYouHand

I was the one that put myself in rehab. I was the one that went to my parents and said, you know, 'I have a problem and I need to take care of it.'

Nicole Richie

MyselfParentsCareProblemYou

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays.

Richard C. Armitage

SchoolThinkHolidaysLongDrama

My flat is a bit like an oriental bazaar. It's filled with the oddest objects from all my travels, and you can't really move in it. I love collecting antiques and often spend weekends driving around bric-a-brac markets.

Mark Shand

LoveDrivingYouWeekendsAntiques

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Bill Viola