Thinking Quotes - Page 32

• I don't think it's worth discussing new directions in the context of Chinese art - there were no old directions, either. Chinese art has never had any clear orientation.

  Ai Weiwei

  Art, Chinese, Clear

  "Ai Weiwei: 'China's art world does not exist'" by Ai Weiwei:, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2012.

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• I can't ever seem to shake the feeling that when things are really good it essentially means that things are going to go really bad. When I feel calm and settled, there is always an underlying feeling of impending doom... I don't think that it's healthy.

  Florence Welch

  Mean, Healthy, Feelings

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• Bono told me how to dance in high heels and he also told me about U2's Glastonbury performance and how everything that could have possibly gone wrong went wrong, including him ripping his trousers on stage. I think he was lunging and his trousers ripped! He was telling me how he had to find a new way of performing that didn't involve moving.

  Florence Welch

  Moving, High Heels, Gone

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• I always seem to feel that everything is about to cave in on me. I think that maybe music is my protection from that and in some senses it's an outlet to turn it into something euphoric: embracing the eventual decline.

  Florence Welch

  Caves, Protection, Decline

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• The aesthetic came along the way, I think - just through experimenting, and going on tour, and trying stuff out on stage, having fun with it, and not taking it too seriously. If I had a ballgown at home, I'd wear it onstage. If I found something in a charity shop, I'd wear it. That's where it grew from - just wanting to play dress-up.

  Florence Welch

  Fun, Home, Play

  "The unstoppable rise of Florence Welch". Interview with John Harris, www.theguardian.com. February 26, 2010.

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• There's such an extreme feeling to be in love, especially in quite an emotionally destructive relationship, where you're both kind of really bad for each other, but you love each other so much. Those extreme emotions, I think, can only be described with extreme imagery.

  Florence Welch

  Feelings, Emotion, Kind

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• I think people are just really disappointed, disappointed with Blair as well, who's just like Bush's lapdog. I think everyone's just disillusioned with politics in our country, and it must be the same in your country.

  Paul Weller

  Country, People, Politics

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• I don't think about what I can't do or what I shouldn't be doing. I just think there are endless possibilities musically, really.

  Paul Weller

  Possibility, Endless Possibilities, I Can

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• I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region.

  Arsene Wenger

  Team, Player, Roots

  "How do world class coaches and the worlds best clubs view Youth player Development?". Interview with Alfred Galustian, challengefc.org. May 02, 2015.

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• I think any girl would throw me under a bus to be within five feet of Robert Pattinson. I actually think he's an attractive guy. And I watched most of 'Twilight,' and I think he was really intriguing.

  Paul Wesley

  Girl, Twilight, Feet

  "Meet The Vampire Diaries Actor Paul Wesley". www.seventeen.com. June 08, 2010.

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• I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing.

  Allen West

  Pride, Men, Black

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• While there are towns and cities still planning Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some think the day is for honoring anyone who has died, not just those fallen in service to our country.

  Allen West

  Country, Memorial Day, Cities

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• I think we have to understand that when tolerance becomes a one-way street, it will lead to cultural suicide. We should not allow the Muslim Brotherhood or associated groups to be influencing our national security strategy.

  Allen West

  Suicide, Tolerance, Brotherhood

  "Rep. Allen West: U.S. Could Be Committing 'Cultural Suicide'". www.realclearpolitics.com. April 23, 2012.

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• I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income.

  Allen West

  Income, Gains, Investment

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• You had 42 blacks that ran on the Republican ticket this Cycle, 14 made of them made it to the general election and two of us made it to the House of Representatives. So I think that there is a new movement that needs to have a voice in the Congressional Black Caucus.

  Allen West

  Two, Voice, House

  "Darrell Issa, Fred Upton Talk Oversight; Allen West, Mike Lee on Tea Party Conservatives". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. January 2, 2010.

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• Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.

  Cornel West

  People, Hey, Chance

  "Cornel West INTERVIEW: Don’t Appoint Larry Summers As An Economic Adviser And Tell Me You’re Progressive", www.huffingtonpost.com. December 3, 2009.

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• If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world.

  Kanye West

  Artist, Numbers, Fans

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• The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?'

  Kanye West

  Fashion, Art, Creativity

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• I think it should be evident by now, but I'm as lost as anyone.

  Paul Westerberg

  Lost, Should, Evident

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• Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

  William Westmoreland

  Confused, Silly, Political

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• Fashion has become so whatever. I don't think there are any stones left to unturn.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, Stones, Left

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• I don't think punk fashion is a specter or overemphasized - it made a big impression, as there had never been anything like it before.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, Punk, Made

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• I think feminists are unaware of the tremendous extent of the role of women in history.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Women, Artist, Feminist

  "Talking dirty". www.theguardian.com. February 21, 2001.

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• I wish you didn't have to design so often. Try to do quality and cut down on quantity. I think fashion is very, very important.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, Cutting, Design

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• I'm not sure what I think about current fashion, though. A few years ago, I would have said it's really, really bad and you hardly ever see anybody looking good. There must be some very good designers in the world.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, Years, World

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