George Catlin Quotes

The very use of the word savage, as it is applied in its general sense, I am inclined to believe is an abuse of the word, and the people to whom it is applied.

George Catlin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 26, 1796 - December 23, 1872

Topics

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A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.

John Burroughs

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Doing 'Hedwig' was so hard that I kind of burned out on acting.

John Cameron Mitchell

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Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.

John Betjeman

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I always feel that crime films are about capitalism because it is a genre where it is perfectly acceptable for all the characters to be motivated by the desire for money. In some ways, the crime film is the most honest American film because it portrays Americans as I experience a lot of them, in Hollywood, as being very concerned with money.

Andrew Dominik

MoneyExperienceCapitalismAmerican

For the vast majority of those who are obese - those with a Body Mass Index over 30 - their size is their choice. They choose to take in more calories than they burn. They choose to take in high fat calories over low-fat ones. They choose to fad diet, if they choose to diet at all.

John Ridley

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My mother never liked that I worked undercover. She always worried.

Ron Stallworth

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I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility; and my mother's father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts.

Rupert Murdoch

FamilyFatherMotherSonCuriosity

I'd feel bad if I had you come into a theater and you leave feeling ripped off.

Michael Moore

FeelYouBadFeelingLeaveOff

I was an undergrad math major and a grad student in computer science. I'm hugely introverted, not atypical of math majors.

Judith Faulkner

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I think 'Make love, not war' might be the most profound statement that's ever been made.

Jorja Fox

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I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough.

Diogenes

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I hired a publicist once I got cast in 'Passing Strange,' and one of the first conversations we had was about how I wanted to handle talking about my sexuality. I said, 'It's never been an issue for me. I want to talk about my work, but if something about myself relates to my work, of course I'll talk about it.'

Colman Domingo

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