"This is a little off subject, but I'm interested in those cases where someone is barking up the wrong tree, or misapplying their talent."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

David Salle

#Tree Quotes #Littles Quotes #Talent Quotes

“For people who have heart disease, statins are great. But if all you've had is high cholesterol, what you're doing is taking this 1/100 chance of getting a benefit and offsetting it with 1/200 chance of getting diabetes.”
“It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning.”
“Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit.”
“If we didn't do the tour, it would have been disastrous.”
“The world of this is a load of crap. You get all these bloody people, so incredibly sycophantic.”

Source : "The Rolling Stones: Notes from the Babylon Bar". Interview with Chris Heath, www.rollingstone.com. December 23, 1997.
“How are things visible? Can you see an egg against a white background? Not by drawing a line around it can you make it evident.”

Source : William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns
“Our junior national teams feature increasing numbers of kids from immigrant backgrounds, but who have grown up in Germany. Their roots are elsewhere, but they feel German. They draw on two cultures, and I believe that's been a real and visible factor in the football we've been playing. One of the best and abiding images was Cacau, a Christian with Brazilian roots, celebrating a goal with Mesut Ozil, a Muslim from a Turkish background. Ozil jumped on to Cacau's shoulders, and they gazed up into the stands, both wearing Germany shirts. It was wonderfully symbolic.”
“I feel that man can transcend himself to a point where he can accomplish greater things than he thinks. I see people depressed and I see people who devalue themselves and I feel that's a terrible, terrible waste. But I love the people who try. But try fairly, try honestly.”

Source : Interview with Leonard Pitts, Jr., kirbymuseum.org. 1986/7.

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