"The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work."

-- Lucian Freud

#Needs Quotes #Obsession Quotes #Painter Quotes

“Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great.”

Source : "It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be". Book by Paul Arden, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 1, 2003.
“He who has the judge for his father goes into court with an easy mind.”
“No, I do a bunch of things to entertain myself. I paint, I make music, I take photographs.”
“They waited. The door did not open. The rain did not stop. The darkness made a tent and covered them completely.”
“The anti-war movement should turn itself into a pro-democracy movement”
“Assuredly we bring not innocence not the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.”
“Brotherhood is not just a Bible word. Out of comradeship can come and will come the happy life for all.”
“Unfortunately this is the legacy that has been handed to us by the people before us, people who have won the Tour only to disappoint fans a few years later, if this is part of the process we have to go through to get the sport to the better place, obviously I'm here, I'm doing it.”

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