Ben Shahn Quotes

I was primarily interested in people, and people in action, so that I did nothing photographically in the sense of doing buildings for their own sake or a still life or anything like that.

Ben Shahn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
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  • Birth: September 12, 1898 - March 14, 1969

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LifePeopleActionDoingBuildings

I'm not a natural-born actor. So it's been a very slow learning curve for me.

John Cho

LearningMeSlowActorCurveBeen

I've got to find something and if I find something that I like, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

FindSomethingGotLike

To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization.

Robert Shapiro

AloneMeHolocaustCivilizationMost

We need to make it clear that we will withdraw from Iraq within 6 to 9 months - so that the Iraqis will know that they must stand up and defend the opportunity given to them.

John Olver

OpportunityStand UpStandKnowWill

I think any time you increase focus, increase speed, all those are going to help any business.

John L. Flannery

BusinessTimeFocusThinkHelpYou

The child often sees only what he already knows. He projects the whole of his verbal thought into things. He sees mountains as built by men, rivers as dug out with spades, the sun and moon as following us on our walks.

Jean Piaget

MenMountainsChildSunMoonOut

My dad gave me life twice. I thank him by using the strong body I now have.

Amy Purdy

LifeMeStrongBodyNowHim

I mean, the world has already done a big, big effort to forget debt to countries heavily indebted and with low income. And that has given good chances to countries to get out of poverty.

Rodrigo Rato

GoodEffortWorldPovertyDoneMean

Companies with significant revenue (more than $100 million) have, by definition, significant traction. They have proven out their thesis and can scale up or down as investment capital becomes available.

Jay Samit

DownInvestmentMoreOutRevenueUp

When I was first introduced to CrossFit, I found it to be the hardest workout that I'd ever done. It wiped the floor with me, and I fell in love with it immediately. The results that I have seen in my strength and physicality have been unparalleled to any other things I have ever done in my more than 20 years in the fitness business.

Bob Harper

LoveStrengthBusinessFitnessMe

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

Piper Laurie

MoviesActBeingPaidIdeaStuff

The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.

Ricardo Semler

WorkTimeKeyStopDoneWatch

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