Balthus Quotes

I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings.

Balthus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 29, 1908 - February 18, 2001

Topics

FeelMysteryLookDesireTouch

The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste.

Joe Orton

GoodPeopleBadGoKindTaste

You can't teach standup comedy. You can teach someone how to formulate a joke, but making it funny is different.

Jermaine Fowler

FunnyComedySomeoneYouTeachJoke

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

John Galsworthy

BrainyProblemDistanceIdealism

Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations.

Robert Reich

PeopleGrowAmericanLongWayOver

Ask people who have the job you want how they got it.

Ann-Marie Campbell

JobPeopleYouWantAskGot

The color of somebody's skin or the way he wears his hair or clothes has nothing to do with anything.

Judge Mills Lane

HairColorClothesSkinNothingWay

Every time I want to impress someone about samples and hip-hop, I play 'Portrait of Tracy.' It's one of the greatest bass players ever doing a whole composition with only the two harmonics of electric bass; then a three-second loop in it became every great R&B song in five-year intervals.

Diplo

GreatTimeSongDoingPortraitPlay

While traveling, I love granola bars, trail mix nuts, dry cereal and fruit for on-the-go snacks. I also try and start the day with a high fiber and protein meal, such as whole-grain toast with peanut butter.

Christie Rampone

LoveDayFruitStartTrailTry

There are huge pain points experienced by parents. It's hard to find good child care options in one place. It's hard figure out things to do with your kids on the weekends or after school. It's hard to find iPad apps for your kids that you are confident are helping them learn vs. just being entertained.

Christine Tsai

GoodPainSchoolChildParentsCare

I don't need to have a retirement, retire your jersey, all that stuff to solidify my career.

Brett Favre

RetirementCareerNeedRetireJersey

I do know that Syria never will recognize Lebanon as an independent country, and the declaration of independence of Lebanon took place in 1943. Syria never - Syria never have recognized Lebanon. They regard Lebanon as part of Syria.

Ariel Sharon

IndependenceCountryPlaceKnowWill

People used to behave morally because they thought God was always watching - in some ways God today is the collective, and the collective is watching.

Ashton Kutcher

GodTodayPeopleThoughtWatching

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