"Hours of preparation for something that is excecuted, with extreme precision, in a few minutes. Just as with a judo throw."

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Source : "Yves Klein, 1928 - 1962, Selected Writings". Book by Yves Klein, ed. J & J. pp. 55-57, 1974.

Yves Klein

#Preparation Quotes #Hours Quotes #Minutes Quotes

“Never underestimate the incompetence of government.”
“Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.”
“There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids”

Source : Song: Battery, Album: Labor Days, 2001
“It is important for me to share my experiences in order to create strength and hope for others. No matter how far down you go, it is never too late to come back.”
“My parents didn't want me to be a regular in a series. I was a working actor from time to time but they thought was a little too much being a star of a series. They wanted me to have a slightly more normal childhood.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In a democracy the responsibility for the Government's economic policies, which so affect the economy, normally rests with the elected representative of the people: in our case, with the President and the Congress. If these two follow economic policies inimical to the general welfare, they are accountable to the people for their actions on election day. With Federal Reserve independence, however, a body of men exist who control one of the most powerful levers moving the economy and who are responsible to no one.”
“Let's do it. Monkeys are always funny. You pretty much can't go wrong with a monkey, right? Hi paused. Well unless that monkey wants you dead, or does needle drugs or something. Then it's wrong, and a bad monkey.”

Source : Kathy Reichs (2010). “Virals”, p.26, Penguin
“When life is good and we have no problems, we can almost let ourselves believe we have no need for God. But in my experience, sometimes the richest blessings come through pain and hard things.”

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