"Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns."

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Source : 1949 'A Desperate View', lecture given in NewYork.

Willem de Kooning

#Hype Quotes #Greek Quotes #Style Quotes

“Apparently, as a kid, I used to eat spiders. Maybe there's some Freudian significance behind that.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.”
“How about no income tax at all on people over 65? People would continue working, remain healthier, not be an economic and social drain on society. Then the elderly would also have more disposable income to help charitable activities.”
“Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order.”
“Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.”
“Bang! Bang! Bang! Sorry Mr. Yipes, sir, she won't budge!' Put your back into it, man, give it all you've got!' Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Source : Patrick Carman (2011). “The Land of Elyon #1: The Dark Hills Divide”, p.87, Scholastic Inc.
“The corporation was originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good.”

Source : Joel Bakan (2005). “The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power”, p.153, Simon and Schuster
“The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all means for leading or misleading public opinion, that no time was available for reflection and consideration”

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