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Edmonia Lewis Quotes

I thought I knew everything when I came to Rome, but I soon found I had everything to learn.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sculptor
Nationality: american
Birth: July 4, 1844 - September 17, 1907

Topics

Thought Learn Rome Everything Soon

I've been doing this stuff for so long it's the one aspect of my life that I've paid attention to and really sort of not paid attention to the rest of it.

Life Rest My Life Doing Attention

I'm John McEnroe-like. I'm coming forward every opportunity I get. My wingspan covers some ground at the net. My serve is OK. I can move it around enough. My groundstrokes are good enough to hang in a rally with a good player. But generally, my goal is to put away a point quickly.

Good Opportunity Forward Enough Goal

I love visual gags and gimmicks; I love them.

Love Visual Them I Love

Because my father was a psychiatric nurse, I know my way around the system.

Father Know Way System Because

I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.

Literature Always Fairy Film Been

When I was nineteen years old, I was the number-one star for two years. When I was forty, nobody wanted me. I couldn't get a job.

Job Me Nobody Old Two Forty

I do a lot of reading of news so I can be smarter, and I do a lot of watching TV news so I can know why Americans aren't very smart. Then I can point out the hypocrisy of politicians or the media.

Smart Reading Media Hypocrisy I Can

I could never take the idea of religion very seriously.

Joyce Carol Oates

Religion Seriously Never Take Idea

In the long run, competition makes us better... it drives innovation.

Dennis Muilenburg

Innovation Competition Better Long

When you do a film, all you want is to make the best film possible. You don't think about Oscars. But it's really flattering. Please, bring it on!

Best Think You Want Possible Bring

E! needs to be and really wants to be the pulse of popular culture.

Culture Needs Wants Popular Really

Happy music that is genuinely joyful is probably the hardest music to write. I think miserable stuff is more natural to the human condition and maybe more cathartic.

Music Happy Think More Human Write

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