"Maybe that, really, is as good a definition as any of an artist in the world: a ruthless person."

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Claire Messud

#Artist Quotes #World Quotes #Definitions Quotes

“It's hard loving those who don't much like themselves: "If you're so great, why would you think I'm so great.”
“Maybe you who condemn me are in greater fear than I who am condemned.”
“With all due respect, many in the entertainment industry are deep into mind-altering substance abuse, and when one's logic and intellectual calculating powers are replaced with dopey feel-good, fantasy-driven denial, the democratic party serves them well.”
“Never be discouraged, because every wrong turn attempt, when left behind you, is another step forward taking you closer to your goals.”
“How natural that the errors of the ancient should be handed down and, mixing with the principles and system which Christ taught, give to us an adulterated Christianity.”
“Mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves people”
“You can educate people on how to preempt their own conflict.”
“I am not for any form of repression, but I sometimes think the desire for liberation masks the desire for oblivion. It's very hard to tell the difference sometimes.”

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