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Patrick deWitt Quotes

Lies can be wonderful things, and when a lie is told artfully, if it's done with a degree of craftsmanship, I can't help but admire the liar.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1975

Topics

Lie Liar Help Done Admire Degree

A simplified Christmas isn't about circumstances as much as it is about focus.

Focus Circumstances Christmas Much

Basically, I'm working on global domination. I plan to have members globally. What I'm looking to do is expand in a way that allows us to provide more access and take advantage of the sort of 'world is flat' technology platform, where it doesn't matter where you're located.

Technology World Looking Plan You

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Friendship Art Slow Fall Continue

You only find what you are looking for, really, if the truth be known.

Truth Looking You Find Only Known

Why is the Right so afraid of being called racist? Why do they attack their allies on the Right, even calling us racist?

Why Right Afraid Being Us Attack

I was successful and I enjoyed modeling, but it got to a point where I felt like I had 'been there, done that.' I wanted something that would inspire me and challenge me. I needed something that required more creativity. I started writing and I started auditioning. Simply posing in front of the camera was no longer enough.

Challenge Creativity Me Writing Done

If you are delusional, sometimes the reality catches up with your delusion, and then all of a sudden you are a genius.

Jason Calacanis

Reality Genius You Sometimes Up

I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing.

Me Think Doing I Think Very Drove

Being a rather second-rate actress, I finally thought, 'I'd rather be a designer.' I knew I could make things look good.

Good Thought Look Things Being Knew

How does an artist know when the line that he just painted is good or not good? That's the catch. De Kooning was the greatest of my contemporaries in art, and he knew when he'd done a good line. When he didn't, he threw it away. I wish I'd thrown away some of mine.

Good Art Wish Artist Know Done

When we see the relatedness of ourselves to the universe, that we do not live as isolated entities, untouched by what is going on around us, not affecting what is going on around us, when we see through that, that we are interrelated, then we can see that to protect others is to protect ourselves, and to protect ourselves is to protect others.

Sharon Salzberg

Live Universe Others Protect See Us

When you think about the worst places humans come into contact with, they are often our health environments.

Thomas Heatherwick

Health Think You Places Worst Come

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