Marcel Duchamp Quotes

In French, there is an old expression, la patte, meaning the artist's touch, his personal style, his 'paw'. I wanted to get away from la patte and from all that retinal painting.

Marcel Duchamp

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: July 28, 1887 - October 2, 1968

Topics

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I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance.

Joe Shuster

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Every combination of two or more human beings has both a useful aspect and a political aspect.

Robert Shea

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Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor.

Anna Deavere Smith

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Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to, say, solar, it's filthy. And of course there is nothing renewable about natural gas.

Jeff Goodell

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I was always a very happy, optimistic person.

Trey Parker

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As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care.

Joyce Brothers

PeopleFreeCareBetterYouGet

When I first started out in this business, it was easy because nobody wanted anything from me. But now everyone wants something from me, so it's hard to break away and just be a songwriter.

Josh Turner

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You can imagine sitting in a room for three days talking about comic books, eight hours a day. It gets wacky and very nerdy. It also gets contentious at times.

Jason Aaron

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Before I went to a meeting at the 'Harvard Lampoon,' I had no idea that there was even a comedy magazine at Harvard, let alone that you could write comedy potentially for a living.

Colin Jost

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It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.

Allen Boyd

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When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.

Phil Daniels

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