Fernando Botero Quotes

An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.

Fernando Botero

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My faith grew strong, and I sent a letter (as I was ordered) to the Rev. Dignitary of the Cathedral of Exeter. I was assured, before I sent it, he would not answer it.

Joanna Southcott

FaithStrongAnswerCathedralWould

You don't even really need a place. But you feel like you're doing something. That is what coffee is. And that is one of the geniuses of the new coffee culture.

Jerry Seinfeld

CoffeeCultureFeelDoingYouPlace

I used to get, like, 2,000 letters a week at one point.

Andrew Keegan

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I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy.

Max von Sydow

PlayOldGreedyStillSomeParts

Countries, not just their armies, win wars.

John McCain

WinJustWarsCountriesArmies

When you work so much in between starts, you realize how long the season is. It's exciting to look at and be a part of, obviously. It's almost like a challenge, to see how, from start to start, things may feel a little differently.

Matt Harvey

WorkChallengeStartFeelYouLook

People usually want to show me their impression of me, which is always awkward.

Anjelah Johnson

PeopleMeWantAlwaysAwkwardShow

If something's not working, it's wonderful to have a reader you can trust to say, 'Actually, you've gone off the deep end here'.

Siri Hustvedt

TrustDeepEndYouSayGone

When I met Elvis, we didn't really have a conversation. I was introduced by my uncle, and he sort of grunted my way. What stays with me is the whole scene. I had never seen a real mob scene before. I was really young and impressionable. Elvis really did look - he looked sort of not real, as if he were glowing.

Tom Petty

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I believe that anything man himself can do for me, God can do for me in a greater way. I decided to pray and to seek God on my own. I just stayed in The Word. And it worked.

Mary J. Blige

GodManMeBelieveWayMy Own

I love doing scenes with two actors in an elevator, but sometimes I'm a little boy, and I like swinging a sword with 800 soldiers around.

Michiel Huisman

LoveDoingSwordSometimesBoyTwo

I really love yoga. I love the mindfulness of it, where not only are you exercising your body, but you're also building that mind/body connection as far as being aware of every movement - what your body's doing, how your body's feeling.

Miranda Rae Mayo

LoveBuildingDoingYouBodyAware

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