Floyd Skloot Quotes

My wife is a painter, musician, and fiber artist. We married in 1993, and as she worked, I found that my reading about art was helping me understand what she was doing, just as seeing her work gave me a language with which to speak of art.

Floyd Skloot

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 6, 1947

Topics

WorkArtWifeMeReadingSpeak

Tim Tebow is one of my biggest inspirations. I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the non-profit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him.

Jeremy Lin

WorkPeopleMeThinkCharityWant

We must do all we can to reduce congestion in our urban areas and increase access and mobility in our rural areas, and this extra funding will help us get there.

John Warner

HelpWillRuralUrbanUsGet

Man is a competitive creature, and the seeds of conflict are built deep into our genes. We fought each other on the savannah and only survived against great odds by organising ourselves into groups which would have had a common purpose, giving morale and fortitude.

Robert Winston

GreatManPurposeConflictSeeds

I did not dedicate my life to making Baltimore a safer and more just place because it was easy.

Martin O'Malley

LifeMy LifeEasyPlaceMoreJust

'End of Watch' was 98-percent written, and I work really hard to make it look like it's the first time I'm saying it.

Michael Pena

WorkTimeSayingEndLookFirst

I think artists need the freedom to fail and I gave myself that freedom.

Lucy Alibar

FreedomMyselfThinkNeedFailGave

If someone's got a fear of heights, they'd probably say, well, hanging off a helicopter at 3,000 feet above downtown L.A. would be the scariest. For me, that's a day's work, something I was very happy to do.

Jason Statham

WorkFearDayHappyMeFeet

Many mothers or daughters assume that words only mean one thing. 'If I feel criticised, that has to be the whole story', and 'if I feel I am being helpful, that has to be the whole story'.

Deborah Tannen

WordsI AmStoryFeelMeanHelpful

I'd have to say that the things that mean the most to me are the examples of original comic art that I'm able to look at every day, most of them either by notable friends and/or for projects that I've worked on.

Chip Kidd

ArtDayMeFriendsEvery DayLook

The thing I always try to remember is that feet are attached to the leg, and that you must prolong the silhouette. The shoe elongates the leg and does it discreetly. The goal is to get people to look at a woman's legs. It's all about the leg. No, it's not about the leg. It's about the woman.

Christian Louboutin

WomanPeopleFeetRememberYouLook

Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.

Coretta Scott King

FreedomJusticePeopleBelieveStand

I think, probably, the place that I feel I most belong is a movie set.

Anya Taylor-Joy

ThinkFeelPlaceBelongMostI Feel

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