"I would wish my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, being them."

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Source : "The naked and the living" by Peter Conrad, www.theguardian.com. June 8, 2002.

Lucian Freud

#People Quotes #Wish Quotes #Portraits Quotes

“I went to Berlin for a year and a half, and that's where I learned about culture and art and everything. Before that, I lived in total absence of culture. I come from a house where there was nothing like reading or art.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Looking at him like that, I felt like I needed something from him, or somebody, and that probably meant that he also needed something from me, or somebody, but the revelation was like looking at spots on a slide. Knowing that it meant something to somebody wasn't the same as it meaning something to you.”

Source : Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Forever”, p.227, Scholastic Inc.
“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.”
“Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.”

Source : "A Conversation with Andrew Bird: Crafting Music and Chicago Memories". Interview with Sarah Brooks, thirdcoastreview.com. Setember 2, 2016.
“My strong suit is that I've been willing to risk on the page to get somewhere interesting.”

Source : "'Morrissey's hair, bongs made of apples, MTV's 120 Minutes': Inside this month's hottest new books". Interview with Teddy Wayne, www.salon.com. May 20, 2015.
“There is nothing beginning nor end to the imagination but it delights in its own seasons reversing the usual order at will.”

Source : William Carlos Williams (1971). “Imaginations”, p.35, New Directions Publishing
“A sight to dream of, not to tell!”
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

Source : William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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