Marcel Duchamp Quotes

Artists of all times are like the gamblers of Monte Carlo, and this blind lottery allows some to succeed and ruins others. In my opinion, neither the winners nor the losers are worth worrying about.

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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My wife is my favorite actress. Without question. I have seen more jaws drop in little theaters when people see my wife up on that stage than you can imagine.

Jim Parrack

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I just hope that people, women specifically, embrace that side of themselves that maybe is a little nuts or that society tells us is crazy.

Jenny Mollen

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A sense of urgency is motivating.

Jen Sincero

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When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.

Andrew J. Bernstein

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The line between humor and bad taste is your audience, in which some people will find everything offensive, and some people will find nothing offensive, but the truth is that most humor originates in what would be called bad taste.

Robert Mankoff

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A reviewer's lot is not always an easy one. I can remember flogging myself to finish Harold Brodkey's 'The Runaway Soul' despite the novel's consummate, unmitigated tedium.

Michael Dirda

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I like working with Kenneth Branagh.

Stellan Skarsgard

WorkingLikeKenneth

I once used henna to dye my hair brown for an audition, thinking I was being clever as it's all natural.

Sienna Miller

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It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, 'You can always go to college, but you can't always go pro.' That made sense to me.

Simone Biles

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I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering.

Diana Vreeland

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When I'm doing a store in a country, I always like to consider the concept of the country and the city. Ask what are the clothes of the city, what does this city represent for me?

Christian Louboutin

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An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Bryant H. McGill

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