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John Burroughs: I still find...

John Burroughs: I still find...

I still find each day too short for the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want...

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Lewis Thomas: We pass the...

Lewis Thomas: We pass the...

We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the...

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Orlando A Battista: Man can learn...

Orlando A Battista: Man can learn...

Man can learn a lot from fishing -- when the fish are biting no problem in the world is big enough to be...

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Hans Selye: My advice to...

Hans Selye: My advice to...

My advice to any young person at the beginning of their career is to try to look for the mere outlines of big things...

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Bo Bennett: There is a...

Bo Bennett: There is a...

There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or...

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Zig Ziglar: For every sale...

Zig Ziglar: For every sale...

For every sale you miss you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic...

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Vincent Van Gogh: I can't work...

Vincent Van Gogh: I can't work...

I can't work without a model. I won't say I turn my back on nature ruthlessly in order to turn a study into a picture,...

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Henri Matisse: There is nothing...

Henri Matisse: There is nothing...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has...

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Saul Steinberg: A beautiful woman...

Saul Steinberg: A beautiful woman...

A beautiful woman can be painted as a totem only; not as a woman, but as a Madonna, a queen, a...

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Edith Head: The subjective actress...

Edith Head: The subjective actress...

The subjective actress thinks of clothes only as they apply to her; the objective actress thinks of them only as they...

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William Morris: A man at...

William Morris: A man at...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the...

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William Morris: This land is...

William Morris: This land is...

This land is a little land; too much shut up within the narrow seas, as it seems, to have much space for swelling into...

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William Morris: If you want...

William Morris: If you want...

If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be...

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Mary Quant: Fashion is a...

Mary Quant: Fashion is a...

Fashion is a tool . . . to compete in life outside the home. People like you better, without knowing why, because...

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Grandma Moses: A primitive artist...

Grandma Moses: A primitive artist...

A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.

Source: In Webster's NewWorld...

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Corita Kent: Life is a...

Corita Kent: Life is a...

Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.

Source: In...

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Leo Szilard: A scientist's aim...

Leo Szilard: A scientist's aim...

A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

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Alexis Carrel: Man cannot remake...

Alexis Carrel: Man cannot remake...

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

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Lewis Mumford: The artist does...

Lewis Mumford: The artist does...

The artist does not illustrate science. He frequently, however, responds to the same interests that a scientist...

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Maya Ying Lin: Architecture is like...

Maya Ying Lin: Architecture is like...

Architecture is like a mythical fantastic. It has to be experienced. It can't be described. We can draw it up and we...

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