Vik Muniz Quotes

I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they're very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they're very conscious of the possibility of having the smell.

Vik Muniz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: brazilian
  • Birth: December 20, 1961

Topics

LifeTimePersonalityDressMy Life

I think leather pants are just better than jeans onstage; they give the performance a nice attitude, and they are also shockingly comfortable. Comfort is key.

Jessie Baylin

AttitudePerformanceKeyBetterNice

When I write my songs, I'm writing about the pain, the joy, and the ridiculousness of being a human.

John Grant

PainJoyWritingHumanWriteBeing

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

John Dalberg-Acton

BusinessBeautifulMoneyThinkNever

The best organizations are filled with people who have a wealth of choices as to what work they choose to do. We need to give them every reason possible to solve the world's problems.

Andrew Yang

WorkBestPeopleWorldChoicesNeed

I want to make sure that ours is a party that is focusing on both middle class issues and not becoming a party of our two coasts.

Steve Bullock

PartyWantClassTwoMiddleSure

You don't go make 'Schizopolis' if you're trying to protect some idea of yourself as a filmmaker.

Steven Soderbergh

YourselfTryingYouGoProtectIdea

At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, so that's what is given.' But it's not in your control. It's just what happens to you, and that's what's frightening.

Julia Ormond

PeopleControlYouWantFirstJust

My ultimate crush may be Judith McNaught - I met her once more than 20 years ago, and she was incredibly kind and encouraging to me. I adore that woman. But I also fangirl over aspiring or beginning authors, because every time I talk with them, I'm so energized and inspired.

Lisa Kleypas

TimeBeginningWomanMeKindTalk

You see, I have in my teaching - I always say I've done it for a hundred years and have had thousands of students - I have always spoken against just falling onto your knees for so-called accidents, I mean a result you are not responsible for.

Josef Albers

ResultYouDoneSayMeanSee

Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.

Donovan Bailey

WorkDreamsPassionYour DreamsHard

No one has a green light when they start a documentary - not ever.

Debra Granik

LightGreenStartDocumentaryEver

I promptly fell in love with scientific research and soon had assigned myself, as a major vocation, the task of elucidating the mechanism of action of the antidiabetic hormone.

Christian de Duve

LoveMyselfResearchActionTask

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