Theaster Gates Quotes

There were a series of moments when I decided that art was important, and it was an important vehicle for me to express my interest in spaces.

Theaster Gates

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ArtMeMomentsImportantInterest

I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable.

John Lithgow

MyselfActorLuckyStillVery

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.

Anna Held

WorkTimeBornSilverSpoonWorking

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

Ann Bancroft

LifeBusinessCourageRisksMeYou

When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yourself.' It's like chocolate-chip cookies. People buy the cookie-dough roll and slice it, and then they lay it on a cookie sheet. That's not making chocolate-chip cookies.

Amy Sedaris

YourselfPeopleMeYouCookiesGo

I hire a lot of waiters, waitresses. Someone who's successful has a background that's not predictable.

Mickey Drexler

SomeoneSuccessfulHirePredictable

Like my colleague, I represent a large Assyrian community in central California, one of the largest concentrations of Assyrian Americans anywhere in the United States.

Dennis Cardoza

CommunityCaliforniaUnitedLike

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Dean Acheson

NegotiationMoreClassicDisagree

I don't get butterflies. I get a good feeling in my stomach before I compete. When I don't, I get worried.

Chloe Kim

GoodFeelingStomachCompeteGet

I don't see myself as some kind of fightin'-the-good-fight guy. But I always feel like if you don't like one kind of music or the other, it's just not for you.

Chris Stapleton

MusicMyselfFeelYouKindSee

With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs.

Colin Quinn

UnderstandingTryingYouComedians

Forget the historic nature of his election having to do with skin color - Obama has an opportunity offered to few presidents: the chance to set the course of the nation for decades, if not generations, to come. Who knows: perhaps in the near future, our grandchildren will spend money with Obama's face on it.

Chuck Todd

NatureFutureOpportunityMoneyFace

My attention span is very limited, and I watch just one or two movies a year.

Ashwin Sanghi

YearAttentionMoviesTwoWatch

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